When Explaining Unemployment, Sociologists Are Likely to Argue That

question 17

Multiple Choice

When explaining unemployment, sociologists are likely to argue that

• A) women and minorities are taking away jobs from White men.
• B) the major causes of unemployment are related to structural problems in the economy.
• C) unemployment is caused by the failings of individual workers.
• D) the unemployed do not try very hard to find employment.

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