Consider a Used Car Salesperson Who Must Be Highly Skilled

question 17

Multiple Choice

Consider a used car salesperson who must be highly skilled at using words to persuade people to spend money. This illustrates that linguistic skills as a form of cultural capital:

• A) are not needed to make a good living.
• B) are often used to cheat others out of their money.
• C) can be converted into monetary gain.
• D) are a useful tool for car sales, but not for financial careers.

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Definitions:

Public Employees

Individuals employed by government agencies at the federal, state, or local level, often subject to different labor laws than those in the private sector.

Free Speech Rights

The guaranteed rights, primarily under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, that protect individuals' freedom to communicate ideas and information without governmental restriction.

At-Will Employment

An employment arrangement where either the employer or the employee can terminate the employment at any time for any reason, except an illegal one.

Whistleblowing

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