Why Did Some Fear the Hollowing Out of the American

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why did some fear the hollowing out of the American middle class, while Americans simultaneously lost some of their belief that coming generations would always rise?

• A)American social mobility fell behind that of West Europe's and Canada's.
• B)American social mobility fell behind that of North Africa's and Eastern Europe's.
• C)The social mobility of the poorest Americans fell behind that of those in West Europe and Canada.
• D)The social mobility of only the American middle-class rose while the other classes saw a decline in social mobility.

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