Which of the Following Best Describes How Sociologists Conceptualize "Deskilling

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how sociologists conceptualize "deskilling" and "enskilling?"

• A) Once they have acquired them, it is very difficult for workers to lose their skills.
• B) Jobs can be deskilled, but there are few examples of them being enskilled.
• C) Jobs can be redesigned to require fewer or more skills, and workers can both lose or learn skills.
• D) Deskilling applies to jobs, while enskilling applies to people.

---

Definitions:

Maximax Criterion

A decision-making rule used in scenarios of uncertainty, selecting the option with the maximum possible payoff regardless of the risks involved.

Uncertainty

A situation where the outcomes or conditions of an event, effect, or decision are not known or predictable.

Conditional Probability

This is the probability of an event occurring given that another event has already occurred.

Expected Value

A statistical concept that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen, often used in decision-making and risk assessment.