The Economy Increasingly Requires Workers to Have Computer Skills and Know

question 75

Multiple Choice

The economy increasingly requires workers to have computer skills and know multiple languages because of increased technology in the workplace and the globalization of the economy. The education system, however, does not adapt but instead continues to prioritize the classics, does not integrate foreign language into its curriculum, and does not offer computer literacy courses. The education system is challenging what functional concept?

• A) social structure
• B) equilibrium
• C) social integration
• D) achieved status

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