Why is investing in education important in less developed countries (LDCs)?
A. Education supports the growth of a civil society.
B. In many LDCs each additional year of school brings 30 percent higher wages.
C. Educated mothers marry earlier and have more children.
D. No country has ever achieved continuous and rapid growth without reaching an adult literacy rate of at least 85 percent.
Answer: A
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A. qualitative. B. longitudinal. C. cross-cultural. D. cross-sectional.
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a. As more and more people find themselves vulnerable in a struggling economy, individuals may be less likely to blame the poor. b. As more and more people find themselves vulnerable in a struggling economy, individuals may turn to culture of poverty theories to explain their own situations. c. Culture of poverty theories will be seen to be accurate despite previous opposition from sociologists and anthropologists. d. Culture of poverty theories will be the only possible basis for an economic recovery.
What is racial formation?
What will be an ideal response?