Question

The passage suggests that before the early 1970’s, which of the following was true of the study by historians of the working class in the United States?

• A. The study was infrequent or superficial, or both.
• B. The study was repeatedly criticized for its allegedly narrow focus.
• C. The study relied more on qualitative than quantitative evidence.
• D. The study focused more on the working-class community than on working-class culture.
• E. The study ignored working-class joblessness during the Great Depression.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The study was infrequent or superficial, or both.

It is given in the passage that, ‘Yet while we now have studies of working-class communities and culture, we know remarkably little of worklessness’. In the next line, ‘narrowness’ of the study is also mentioned. The studies conducted were superficial avoiding real topics. Hence option (a) is the answer.