A teenaged, female high-school dropout who lives in an inner-city neighborhood is unable to find a good-paying job. This situation illustrates

a. a discouraged worker.
b. the interaction of marginal characteristics.
c. the limited supply of productive workers.
d. the failure of statistical discrimination.
e. the unavailability of contingent work.


b

Sociology

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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Sociology

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Sociology

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Please provide the best answer for the statement

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