Nellie was worried about her mother living on her own after she divorced Nellie's father. How might Eric Klinenberg's research help assuage Nellie's fears?

a. He found that people living alone actually have more, rather than less, social interaction than their married counterparts.
b. Klinenberg's respondents reported higher-than-average IQs, possibly because people who live alone spend more time reading.
c. People who live alone reported experiencing moderate anxiety, but that feeling dissipated within one year.
d. People who live alone tend to be more financially stable than those who live with someone else.


Answer: a. He found that people living alone actually have more, rather than less, social interaction than their married counterparts.

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