Investments in literacy alone are not enough to accelerate social change in a population. Instead, they must be accompanied by
a. an educational infrastructure that includes top-notch technical training
b. social policies designed to prevent brain drain
c. strategies to reach the most segmented and marginalized parts of a population
d. efforts to guard against dropouts
Question 2According to Georg Simmel, the larger the friendship, group the more there are opportunities for
a. fun.
b. conflict.
c. harmony.
d. boredom.
Question 3The term brain drain refers to:
a. the loss of opportunity presented by high school dropouts
b. the funneling of poor people into community colleges
c. educated people leaving developing nations to pursue opportunities in developed nations
d. the gradual decline of U.S. educational outcomes relative to the rest of the developed world
Question 4All of the following are among the characteristics of friendship groups EXCEPT:
a. Friendship groups are emotionally complex.
b. Friendship groups are not larger than six or seven members.
c. Friendship groups are not important contributors to the socialization experience.
d. Gender segregation is normally the rule in friendship groups.
Question 5Higher literacy rates have been linked to which of the following?
a. increased warfare and conflict
b. lower fertility rates in overpopulated and/or impoverished regions
c. degree inflation
d. smaller educational bureaucracy
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