Our Textbook Relates Deborah Tannen's Anecdote About a Wife Who

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Our textbook relates Deborah Tannen's anecdote about a wife who wanted a drink while on a driving trip with her husband.She asked him,"Would you like to stop for a drink?" but was upset when he truthfully answered "no" and did not stop.This interaction illustrates which of the following?

A) In the U.S.,there are gender differences in communicator style.
B) Generally speaking,husbands are more invested in their marriage than are wives.
C) Generally speaking,wives are more invested in their marriage than are husbands.
D) none of these