The economy increasingly requires workers to have computer skills and know multiple languages because of increased technology in the workplace and the globalization of the economy. The education system, however, does not adapt but instead continues to prioritize the classics, does not integrate foreign language into its curriculum, and does not offer computer literacy courses. The education system is challenging what functional concept?
A) social structure
B) equilibrium
C) social integration
D) achieved status

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The education system is challenging the concept of equilibrium because it is not adapting to the changing needs of the economy for workers to have computer skills and know multiple languages, thereby creating a misalignment or imbalance between the skills provided by education and the demands of the workplace.

The Economy Increasingly Requires Workers to Have Computer Skills and Know