Sociologists Offer Two Competing Explanations as to Why People with More

question 40

Multiple Choice

Sociologists offer two competing explanations as to why people with more education reap larger socioeconomic rewards. What are they?

• A) allocation theory and labeling theory
• B) allocation theory and classical economic theory
• C) human capital theory and allocation theory
• D) socialization theory and human capital theory

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