Which statement about the American poor is true?
a. The percentage of poor people had decreased in the period 1960–1973.
b. In the 1980s, there was an increase in the number of Americans living in poverty.
c. Homelessness was less visible in the 1980s and affected only a handful of Americans.
d. Analysts began to refer to an underclass that was left out of the economic mainstream.
ANS: b
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