Which statement best describes the middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe?
a. They were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line.
b. They offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot.
c. They were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality.
d. They viewed progress with distrust as they did not wish to lose their economic gains.
e. They were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats.
c
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