What Marxists call marginal surplus population refers to a) ...

[olgavictoria]

What Marxists call marginal surplus population refers to
 
  a) employed workers.
  b) those who are relatively superfluous or useless to the economy.
  c) families with more than two children.
  d) the capitalist elite, who need not work.

Question 2

The author of the text points to recent studies that suggest the cause of higher violence rates among poor African Americans is
 
  a. the culture of violence.
  b. violent media programs and video games.
  c. rapid social change.
  d. poverty and social inequality.

[samiel-sayed]

Answer to Question 1

b) those who are relatively superfluous or useless to the economy.

Answer to Question 2

d) poverty and social inequality.