According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," second generation Puerto Rican men failed at entry-level service sector jobs because

a. they were discriminated against by Anglo supervisors.
b. they tried to unionize their places of employment.
c. most dealt drugs at their workplace.
d. the way they looked and walked often frightened middle-class Anglos on the job.


Correct Answer: d

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