By attending school, young adults are kept out of the workforce for most of their teen years. For some, this delay is one of the latent functions of school. What is the BEST counterargument to the idea that one of a school’s latent functions is to keep young people out of the workforce?
A.
Unemployment rates can be manipulated to limit the workforce.
B.
The purpose of school is to make sure that students have career skills.
C.
The birth rate is shrinking, so there are fewer people entering the workforce anyway.
D.
Some students will not graduate, limiting their ability to participate in the workforce.
