Question1) Reading 23 Family on the Fault Line, Lilian Rubin
According to the author, among the structural changes to the economy that most affected American families are
The shift from the manufacturing to the service sector
The restructuring of the corporate world
The competition from the low-wage workers in underdeveloped countries
All of the above
none of the above
Question 2) Reading 23 Family on the Fault Line, Lilian Rubin
In describing the myth of ‘America, the nation of equals,’ the author suggests that since “the rules say that everyone comes to the starting line equal, the different results are merely products of individual will and wit.” What does she mean by that? question 3) Reading 24 Middle Class Families in the Age of Insecurity, Arlene Skolnick
The author suggests that unemployment seems to be harder on everyone in the family when it is the husband and father who loses his job. Why is that?
question 4) Reading 24 Middle Class Families in the Age of Insecurity, Arlene Skolnick
The author states that for the middle-class families who suddenly experience economic hardship ‘through no fault of their own,’ their predicament can’t be blamed on bad values or bad choices. What does she mean by that?