Individualism in America involves several central beliefs. They include all except

a. Each individual should work hard and strive to succeed in competition with others.
b. Those who work hard should be rewarded with success.
c. Because of widespread and equal opportunity, those who work hard will in fact be rewarded with success.
d. Poverty and economic failure are society's fault and illustrate the effects of structural inequality.
e. Economic failure is an individual's own fault and reveals lack of effort and other character defects.


D

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