Which of the Following Is NOT a Consequence of the Changing

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the changing patterns of social stratification caused by the high-tech industry?

• A)high-technology industry squeezed the middle class and encouraged downward mobility
• B)high-technology industry helped to create a new division in the lower-upper class-the "poor rich"
• C)high technology industry lowered the value of unskilled work
• D)high-technology industry swelled the ranks of the poor
• E)none of these choices

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