All of the following characterized civil society and the public sphere in Enlightenment Europe EXCEPT
a. mixing of aristocrats with other social classes.
b. restriction to a few major cities.
c. membership based on common interests and curiosity rather than religion, kin, or occupational affiliation.
d. most of the members had some surplus wealth.
e. informal training in self-governance, self-education, and social criticism.
b
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