What Is "Brain Drain

question 65

Multiple Choice

What is "brain drain"?

• A)the tendency for highly educated workers in high-income countries to move to low-income countries to volunteer their services
• B)increased recruiting efforts that attempt to raise the average level of education in developed nations
• C)foreign direct investment that flows from a developed country to a developing country
• D)the loss of highly educated people from a low-income country as they move to higher-income opportunities in foreign countries

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Definitions:

Proletariat

The proletariat is a term used in Marxist theory to describe the class of workers who do not own the means of production and must sell their labor power to survive.

Bourgeoisie

The class in capitalist societies that owns the means of production and employs wage labor, historically associated with wealth and societal power.

Capitalist System

An economic system where trade, industry, and the means of production are largely or entirely owned and operated by private individuals or companies for profit.

Sociological Perspective

A viewpoint in sociology that emphasizes looking beyond individual behavior to the wider societal contexts that shape actions and attitudes.