If a researcher, choosing to study poverty within a major city, chooses to focus on the relationship between social class and level of poverty, he/she would be utilizing a _________ analytical approach.
A) Micro
B) Macro
C) Dangerous giant
D) Social construction

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A macro analytical approach focuses on studying larger societal structures and institutions, such as social class, and how they impact various social phenomena, such as poverty. This approach would be appropriate for studying the relationship between social class and poverty within a major city. A micro analytical approach is focused on studying individual interactions and behavior, which would not be as relevant for this research question. "Dangerous giant" and "social construction" are not analytical approaches in sociology.

If a Researcher, Choosing to Study Poverty Within a Major