Author Question: Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich (2001) worked in entry-level jobs as a cleaning woman, waitress, and ... (Read 52 times)

Marty · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich (2001) worked in entry-level jobs as a cleaning woman, waitress, and Wal-Mart associate. Ehrenreich found that

A) Working conditions and benefits were pretty good
B) She could not afford rent on an apartment
C) Co-workers were unkind and did not offer to help or share
D) She and her co-workers had a good chance of moving up and achieving the success of The American Dream.

Question 2

In the U.S., over twenty-five million employed adults who earn no more than a dollar or two an hour above minimum wage are referred to as

A) Blue collar
B) Living wage earners
C) the working poor
D) the under class