Midterm

Question 9 • Social Problems 1: A World in Crisis (IS)

There are an estimated 1 billion illiterate people in the world. What is the social cost of this level of illiteracy?

Answer

The social cost will depend on how much it takes to live in any the given country.

There is little social cost since people who are illiterate do not live in the United States.

People who are illiterate will have many job opportunities and be able to depend on the government.

The social cost of illiteracy is that many parts of the world are underperforming due to lack of education.

Explanation

Illiteracy limits people’s access to education, information, and many kinds of work. When large numbers of people cannot read or write, communities and economies may not reach their full potential, so parts of the world underperform. This makes D, the choice about underperformance due to lack of education, the best answer.

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