Many people consider themselves to be middle class, but the book defines the middle class by the following criteria:

a. a family of four that makes between $35,000 and $100,000 per year
b. an individual who makes between $50,000 and $100,000 per year
c. a family of four that has two working parents and owns a home
d. an individual who is employed and owns assets worth $50,000 to $100,000


a. a family of four that makes between $35,000 and $100,000 per year

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b. remained the same. c. risen. d. gone up and down, depending on the culture.

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a. perceptions b. behavior c. convictions d. health

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Omi and Winant’s theory of __________ understands that both the content and importance of racial and ethnic categories are socially constructed

A) natural selection B) racial formations C) assimilation D) pluralism

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