People Who Are Employed Full-Time and Earn Between About $22,000

question 69

Multiple Choice

People who are employed full-time and earn between about $22,000 to $44,000 annually are termed the __________ by sociologists.

• A) near poor
• B) lower-middle class
• C) permanently poor
• D) working class

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Definitions:

Selective Abstraction

A cognitive distortion where an individual focuses on a single negative detail or event, often out of context, leading to a skewed perception of reality.

Overgeneralizing

A cognitive distortion where an individual makes broad interpretations from a single or few events, often leading to negative thinking patterns.

Authoritative Therapist

A therapist who employs a directive yet supportive approach, combining expertise with empathy to facilitate a client’s therapeutic progress.

Primitive

Referring to the early stages of development or to the most basic level of a society's culture or an individual's psychological development.