In Schooling in Capitalist America, Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis

question 114

Multiple Choice

In Schooling in Capitalist America, Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis argued that schools train a labor force in the skills and attitudes necessary for the health of a modern economy. What are these skills and attitudes?

• A) critical thinking
• B) independence and initiative
• C) the mathematical skills needed to work with computer software and the drive needed to create new things
• D) taking orders and performing repetitive tasks
• E) the desire to join social movements

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