MATCHING -Underclass

question 28

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
-Underclass

• A)Grew throughout much of the twentieth century but has been shrinking the past four decades
• B)The most varied of the social class strata
• C)Mostly wealthy but not superrich
• D)Located in the highest-poverty neighborhoods of the inner city
• E)Primarily blue-collar workers such as mechanics and pink-collar laborers such as clerical aids
• F)Their jobs, when they can find them, are dead-end
• G)Includes college professors

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Nervous System

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General Adaptation Syndrome

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Resources

Assets, materials, or substances that are available and useful in achieving goals or completing tasks.

Type D Personality

A personality type characterized by negative affectivity and social inhibition, often linked with increased risk for stress-related health problems.