People who spend at least twenty-seven weeks in the labor force but whose incomes fall below the poverty threshold are referred to as the _____ poor.

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People who spend at least twenty-seven weeks in the labor force but whose incomes fall below the poverty threshold are referred to as the working poor. The other options (B, C, and D) are not accurate descriptions of this group. Absolute poverty refers to not having enough resources to meet basic needs, ghetto refers to a specific area of a city with poverty and disadvantage, and theoretical poverty is not a recognized term in sociology.

People Who Spend at Least Twenty-Seven Weeks in the Labor