Survey research indicates that Americans believe that "hard work" is the most important factor determining one's movement within the U.S. class structure. This belief is most consistent with which position?
A) Inequality has sharply increased in recent years.
B) Equality of opportunity is preferable to equality of outcome.
C) Inequality is due to the obstacles that those in higher classes place in front of those in lower classes.
D) Inequality produces significant damaging social consequences for many people from certain
Social categories in our society.

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This belief aligns with the idea that everyone should have the same opportunities to succeed, and that individual effort (hard work) is the key determinant of success, rather than ensuring everyone ends up with the same outcome.

Survey Research Indicates That Americans Believe That "Hard Work" Is