Based on the Textbook, Which of the Following Statements Is

question 53

Multiple Choice

Based on the textbook, which of the following statements is not an accurate description of most other industrialized nations?

• A) Postsecondary education is likely to be monopolized by monolithic public universities.
• B) Individuals are often separated into college- and non-college-bound tracks early in adolescence.
• C) Postsecondary education systems are composed of a wide variety of public and private two- and four-year institutions, some emphasizing a liberal arts education and others focusing more on technical, vocational, and pre-professional training.
• D) All high school students are not housed in a comprehensive high school.

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Definitions:

Society

A community of people living together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done.

Rational People

People who systematically and purposefully do the best they can to achieve their objectives.

At the Margin

Decision making based on the additional benefit or cost of one more unit of change, often used in economic analysis.

Opportunity Cost

The burden of passing over the next top choice in the hierarchy of options when deciding.