What Is the Relationship Between Formal Education and Occupational Status

question 40

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between formal education and occupational status?

• A) There is none; many people are "self-taught" and work their way up the corporate ladder.
• B) The higher one's occupational status, the greater the likelihood that person has a great deal of formal education.
• C) Many years of formal education virtually guarantees one will have a high prestige job.
• D) Many high prestige jobs require little formal education.

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