A family lives in a remote area of Appalachia, where coal mines that once employed many workers have been idle for years. There are no jobs in the area, the distant schools are poorly funded, and because of the remote location, there are no churches or medical facilities nearby. These poor, chronically unemployed people who barely survive from winter to winter are an example of
A. an estate.
B. the underclass.
C. false consciousness.
D. structural mobility.
Answer: B
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The split-labor-market theory belongs to __________
A) functionalist theory B) conflict theory C) social interactionist theory D) feminist theorists
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