(Table) the Following Table Shows a Hypothetical Labor Force and Employment

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Essay

(Table) The following table shows a hypothetical labor force and employment data for two years. What are the unemployment rates in both years? Is it possible for the unemployment rate to increase even if the number of employed workers rises? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Normative Orientations

The attitudes, beliefs, and values that inform how individuals ought to behave in social contexts, often guiding moral or ethical decisions.

Differentiation

The process of becoming or making something different, in sociology, it refers to the development of increasingly specialized roles and institutions within a society.

Peter Blau's Exchange Theory

A sociological perspective that views social interactions as transactions in which individuals seek to maximize their rewards and minimize their costs.

Legitimization

The process of making something acceptable, justified, or seen as legitimate, often in a social, legal, or moral sense.