During the last two decades of the twentieth century:
(a) the poor and the middle-class became worse off, while the rich became significantly richer.
(b) there was a significant rise in real income among working-class americans.
(c) americans saved more and invested less.

Neighborhood and community characteristics: the social ecology approach emphasizes the view that certain social and physical characteristics of neighborhoods and communities influence the likelihood of committing deviance and crime.imagine that you are in a position as a community leader. there are several neighborhoods in your community with: high poverty rates low quality housing single parent households which issue would you address first, and what strategies would you propose to address this issue?