A Century Ago, Workers Needed to Develop the Manual, Industrial

question 34

Multiple Choice

A century ago, workers needed to develop the manual, industrial skills required for making things; today, workers in the postindustrial economy must develop the

• A)intellectual skills required to manipulate symbols.
• B)scientific skills required to work with the natural environment.
• C)technical skills required to operate heavy machinery.
• D)personal skills required to carry out lonely jobs in forests or at sea.

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