The concept of the "urban underclass" tends to treat the problems of African Americans as ______.
A. problems that can be solved by a reduction of prejudice in the White community
B. problems of motivation; they would be solved if Black people would just work harder
C. problems that grow out of the economy and that are shared by other poor urbanites
D. problems of socialization and values; they would be solved if more African Americans had middle-class values
Answer: C
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