When Shari Learned That Monica Was from a Poor Neighborhood

question 97

Multiple Choice

When Shari learned that Monica was from a poor neighborhood in the South, she decided to stop befriending her since her own family lives in a wealthy neighborhood along the beach. Shari's choice is an example of

• A) social mobility.
• B) class consciousness.
• C) cross-culture literacy.
• D) extended social groups.
• E) class representativeness.

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