The Inner Cities in the United States Have Decayed in the Past

Multiple Choice

The inner cities in the United States have decayed in the past fifty years.What reasons do sociologists give for this decay?

A) Businesses, jobs, and middle-class residents have moved to the suburbs.
B) Manufacturing industries have disappeared and taken away many of the blue-collar jobs for which lower-class residents were qualified.
C) Segregation has contributed to the social isolation of the "ghetto poor" and caused an increase in social problems.
D) There is a lack of public transportation to the businesses and jobs in the suburbs.
E) all of the above