Life in an urban center, with daily experiences of subways, crowded sidewalks and dense living, provides countless opportunities for social contact and connection. Exurban life, by contrast, exists in the openness of freeways and one-acre lots, exhibiting little that would suggest social commonality. Yet studies show that people who live in exurbia consistently rate their feeling of connectedness to their community as strong whereas urban dwellers more frequently express feelings of isolation.
Which of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the difference in the reported feelings of connectedness between urban and exurban dwellers?
1)The cost of living in exurbia is significantly lower than that in urban areas.
2)Rates of attendance at houses of worship are much higher in exurban areas than in urban ones.
3)Exurban school districts often spend more per capita on their students than do those in urban areas.
4)The rate of violent crime is much lower in exurban areas than in urban ones.
5)Many people who live in exurbia moved there from urban areas.
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I also believe its E, since it brings out the point that since the people from urban area have moved, the people there are less connected.
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i will go with B as it talks about a forum where people can meet each other and can feel connected to the community.
ACD are irrelevant.
E - No logical relationship is given between "change in location" and "feeling of connectedness to the community"
ACD are irrelevant.
E - No logical relationship is given between "change in location" and "feeling of connectedness to the community"
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