In "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," Bourgois argues that the most important reason that second generation Puerto Rican men living in Spanish Harlem find it unpleasant to work in New York City's professional offices is
a. the work pays too little.
b. they feel they are treated with disrespect.
c. they can't get to work because they are too poor to own cars.
d. they speak no English.
Correct Answer: b
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