The Detroit syndrome is a term the media has used to refer to the
a. obsolescence of the knowledge and skills of the older worker.
b. older American’s preferences for big cars.
c. reluctance of older Americans to give up driving their own car.
d. willingness of American industry to retrain, rather than replace, older workers.
ANSWER: a
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