According to Gregory Mantsios in "Media Magic: Making Class Invisible," the media creates a universal middle class. This results in_____.
A) the middle class fearing and blaming anyone who is less affluent
B) more power to address poverty in America
C) more unity in the fight against the waste of the wealthy
D) the increasing size of the middle class

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Mantsios argues that by portraying a universal middle class, the media fosters a climate where the middle class fears and blames those less affluent, obscuring the realities of class stratification and diverting attention from systemic inequality.