Not too many decades ago it seemed “obvious” both to thegeneral public and to sociologists that modern society haschanged people’s natural relations, loosed their responsibilities　　　　　  　1．______to kins and neighbors, and substituted in their place　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2．______for superficial relationships with passing acquaintances.　　　　　　　　　　　 3．______However, in recent years a growing body of research hasrevealed that the “obvious” is not true. It seems that if you area city resident, you typically know a smaller proportion of yourneighbors than you if you are a resident of a smaller community.　　　　　　　　4．______But, for the most part, this fact has a few significant　　　　　　　　　　　　 5．______consequences. It does not necessarily follow that if you know fewof your neighbors you will know no one else.　　Even in very large cities, people maintain close social ties withinsmall, private social worlds. Indeed, the number and quality ofmeaningful relationships do not differ from more and less　　　　　　　　　　 　6．______urban people. Small-town residents are more involved with kinthan do big-city residents. Yet city dwellers compensate by　　　　　　　　　 　7．______developing friendships with people who share similar interestsand activities. Urbanism may produce a different style of life,but the quality of life does not differ between town and city. Nor　　　　　　　8．______are residents of large communities any likely to display　　　　　　　　　　　  9．______psychological symptoms of stress or alienation than areresidents of smaller communities. However, city dwellers doworry more about crime, and which leads them to a distrust of　　　　　　　　   10．______strangers.