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xclash

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Which of the following statements best describes the socioeconomic class of the current black population in the United States?
 
  a. The black population is dispersed proportionately throughout the class hierarchy.
  b. The majority of blacks in both rural and urban areas are part of the depressed underclass.
  c. A majority of blacks are part of the middle and upper-middle classes.
  d. The black population is divided into a stable middle/working class and a depressed underclass.

Question 2

In 2011, the median family income for blacks was about __________ of the white median family income. This percentage is __________.
 
  a. 30 percent; somewhat lower than what it was in the 1960s
  b. 45 percent; about the same as it was in the 1960s
  c. 60 percent; not significantly different from what it was in the 1960s
  d. 75 percent; somewhat higher than what it was in the 1960s



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c





 

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