Lenhart's 2015 study showed that the majority of teens had made new friends through online communication.This ability to establish new relationships without the benefit of face-to-face interaction challenges what Boden and Molotch (1994)called
A) the importance of nonverbal communication.
B) the compulsion of proximity.
C) unfocused interaction.
D) focused interaction.

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Boden and Molotch's concept of the "compulsion of proximity" refers to the idea that people have a strong desire to interact face-to-face, which is challenged by the ability to form relationships online.

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