According to Randall Collins, Why Do Members of Lucrative Professions

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Multiple Choice

According to Randall Collins, why do members of lucrative professions like law and medicine support the current educational system?

• A) They understand how complicated their professions are and want to make sure that everyone who enters them is well trained.
• B) They hated school while they were in it but feel nostalgic for it once they're established in their professions.
• C) They want to keep the number of potential job applicants down, thus minimizing competition and ensuring that there is a large number of people for less lucrative, less pleasant professions.
• D) They know that the world is changing quickly, and they want to make sure that new doctors and lawyers are fully versed in the intricacies of twenty-first-century life.
• E) They tend to invest in private schools so they make a profit from education.

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