Mark,25,is a Single Male,working as a Newly Hired Social Worker

question 87

Multiple Choice

Mark,25,is a single male,working as a newly hired social worker in New Brunswick,earning $40,000 a year.He has $50,000 of student-loan debt.He lives in an apartment,drives a new leased car,and is paying his bills.Yet he still feels disadvantaged compared to some of his married friends who have two incomes.What is Mark suffering from?

• A) income deprivation
• B) social degradation
• C) debt stress
• D) relative poverty

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