Which of the following is true about 'middle class' according to the material?

• A. Skilled, higher paid jobs.
• B. Lower paid manual labor and smaller income.
• C. More likely to have larger families.
• D. Not attending university.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how the middle class is defined in terms of occupation and income. In the material, being middle class is tied to holding skilled, higher‑paid jobs, which signals higher occupational status and a stronger financial position. That connection between job type and earnings is what distinguishes the middle class in this context.

The other statements don’t align with that definition: lower paid manual labor describes the working class, not the middle class; family size and university attendance are not reliable defining markers in this framework. So the statement about skilled, higher paid jobs best reflects how middle class status is characterized.