What your text labels "the third pillar of the emerging American middle class," alongside the family and church, which had neither colonial precedents nor European equivalents, was
A) public education.
B) consumer culture.
C) civil service.
D) voluntary associations.

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Voluntary associations were unique to the emerging American middle class, serving as a third pillar alongside the family and church. These organizations, which included various clubs, societies, and fraternal orders, played a significant role in community life and civic engagement, without direct precedents in colonial America or equivalents in Europe at the time. They helped to foster a sense of community and mutual aid among members of the middle class.

What Your Text Labels "The Third Pillar of the Emerging