A "Technology" Hypothesis Has Been Advanced as an Explanation for the Widening

question 257

Multiple Choice

A "technology" hypothesis has been advanced as an explanation for the widening earnings gap between skilled and unskilled workers in the United States.This hypothesis emphasizes the likelihood that technological advances have

• A) increased the supply of both skilled and unskilled workers.
• B) increased the supply of skilled workers and decreased the supply of unskilled workers.
• C) increased the demand for skilled workers and decreased the demand for unskilled workers.
• D) decreased the demand for both skilled and unskilled workers.

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Definitions:

World System Theory

A multidisciplinary, macro-scale approach to world history and social change that suggests there is a world economic system in which some countries benefit while others are exploited.

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Core Country

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