Which of the following phrases best describes the place of the middle class in society?
A They never moved up or down classes.
B
They usually went bankruptor were enslaved.
They closely guarded their privilege and power
D
They were the newly wealthy that had little power.

They were the newly wealthy that had little power.

Explanation:

The middle class may be said to include the middle and upper levels of clerical workers, those engaged in technical and professional occupations, supervisors and managers, and such self-employed workers as small-scale shopkeepers, businesspersons, and farmers.

what are the statements xd

explanation:

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.