Nate Notes That It Can Be Deceptive to Talk About

question 26

Multiple Choice

Nate notes that it can be deceptive to talk about how the global standard of living has steadily risen over the last thirty years.Why might he hold that position?

• A)The global standard of living has actually fallen over the last thirty years.
• B)The global standard of living obscures the widening wealth gap between rich and poor countries and fails to account for the fact that some poorer countries have actually seen a decrease in standard of living over the last couple of decades.
• C)The global standard of living has stagnated over the last thirty years.
• D)Sociologists cannot measure things like "standards of living" in a meaningful way that has descriptive power.
• E)An analysis of standards of living should go back at least one hundred years to have any accuracy.

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