What support does Gerhard Lenski have for his suggestion that the trend toward increasing inequality is reversing?
A) The spread of democracy has broadened the political power of the lower classes.
B) The birth rate in industrialized societies now matches the birth rate in developing nations.
C) Technology has become less complex and more accessible to the general public.
D) Slavery is now abolished in all modern nations of the world.
Answer: A
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