Gilderoy is a 56-year-old custodian who dropped out of high school and is paid the minimum wage. His job requires him to work round the clock for different hours each week, thus he does not have a set work schedule or regular mealtimes. According to the VALS model, under which lifestyle typology does Gilderoy fall?

a. Achieversb. Survivors and sustainersc. Receiversd. Belongers

Gilderoy falls under b. Survivors and sustainers.

Explanation:

According to the explanation, Gilderoy is not that young anymore. He doesn't seem to have accomplished much in life concerning formal education and material success. For those reasons, the category he falls under is letter b. survivors and sustainers. According to the VALS model, survivors are usually older people who feel life has passed them by. Survivors are concerned with security, and tend to maintain old habits. Sustainers are often, but not necessarily, younger people who are poor, who wish to get ahead but find it hard to.