The Middle Classes of Nineteenth-Century Europe

The middle classes of nineteenth-century Europe

A) were composed mostly of shopkeepers and manufacturers who barely lived above the poverty line.
B) offered little opportunity for women in improving their lot.
C) were very concerned with propriety and shared values of hard work and Christian morality.
D) viewed progress with distrust, as they did not wish to lose their economic gains.
E) were sinking in economic and social security because of the increase of plutocrats.