An Example of Structural Unemployment Is A(n)

question 53

Multiple Choice

An example of structural unemployment is a(n) :

• A) autoworker who is temporarily laid off because of a decline in sales.
• B) geologist who is permanently laid off because of an increase in wages won by labor unions.
• C) worker at a fast-food restaurant who quits work and attends college.
• D) real estate agent who leaves a job in Texas and searches for a similar, higher-paying job in California.

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Definitions:

Structural Means

The arrangements or mechanisms within a society that facilitate the accomplishment of societal norms, goals, or purposes.

Structural Inequality

Describes systemic disparities in access to resources, opportunities, and rights that are embedded within the social, political, and economic structures of a society.

Functional

Pertains to the way in which something is used or operates, often focusing on the role that an element or process plays within a larger system.

Structural Functionalism

A viewpoint in sociology that sees society as an intricate system in which its components cooperate to foster unity and maintain equilibrium.