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:

Pacific Ocean

The largest and deepest of the Earth's oceanic divisions, extending from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south.

Sacajawea

A Lemhi Shoshone woman who is best known for her role as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition in the early 1800s.

Lewis and Clark

refers to Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who led the early 19th-century expedition across the western United States, commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson.

Shoshone Indian

A member of a Native American tribe originally living in the western United States, known for their nomadic lifestyle.