How Is Marginal Work Related to Social Class

question 23

Multiple Choice

How is marginal work related to social class?

• A)There is plain evidence that marginal work perpetuates an underclass which cannot achieve social mobility.
• B)Members of all social classes have equal probabilities of being marginal workers.
• C)Workers in the middle class are largely protected from marginal jobs.
• D)Workers in the upper class are able to protect their children from marginal work.
• E)There is little evidence on the relation of marginal work to class structure.

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