Tom drifts in and out of jobs. Owing to his lack of education and skills, it is very difficult for him to find a stable job with a steady income. Despite having some earnings, he depends on government programs to make ends meet. Which of the following terms can be used to describe Tom's social status?
A) Bourgeoisie
B) Lower-middle class
C) Working poor
D) Underclass
E) Working class
Question 2
Which of the following most accurately describes those individuals who are classified as working poor?
A) They are chronically unemployed or drift in and out of jobs.
B) They are people who work at least 27 weeks a year but whose wages fall below the official poverty level.
C) They are people who are persistently poor and seldom employed, residentially segregated, and relatively isolated from the rest of the population with an annual income of USD 12,000 or lesser.
D) They include people in nonmanual occupations that require some training beyond high school.
E) They consist of skilled and semiskilled laborers, including construction and assembly-line workers, truck drivers, auto mechanics, carpenters, and electricians.
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