The political influence of this group has declined significantly as the good-producing industries of the economy, which typically had strong union membership, have contracted.

A. underclass
B. working poor
C. working class
D. middle class


C. working class

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What is the term for areas surrounding large cities that are located near major highways and contain shopping centers and many restaurants?

A. metropolises B. suburbanized centers C. exurbias D. edge cities

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"Society is socially constructed through human interpretation." This statement is most closely associated with: a. conflict theory

b. functionalism. c. symbolic interaction. d. social exchange.

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From an interdependency perspective, quitting work after marriage is likely to decrease power by reducing:

A) sex drive. B) others' attractiveness. C) life stresses. D) alternatives.

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When neither spouse wants to control a situation and tries to give control to the other, they are practicing ________.

A. complementary interaction B. interactive power C. submissive symmetry D. neutralized symmetry

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