As the industrial economy rapidly expanded, why was it impossible for work skills to be passed on directly from parents to children?
a. general knowledge of physical, social, and economic environments became less important
b. industrial work became more dangerous
c. occupations became more specialized
d. abstract learning became less important
Ans: c. occupations became more specialized
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