Multiple Choice
Herbert Gans argues that greater equality is hard to achieve in the United States because:
A) a society based on equality would have negative consequences
B) most Americans do not want equality
C) people are so different in terms of talents and abilities that equality is impossible
D) poverty has some positive functions for society
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