Multiple Choice
Consider a used car salesperson.This individual must be highly skilled at using words to persuade people to part with a chunk of money.This illustrates the way that linguistic skills as a form of cultural capital
A) are not needed to make a good living.
B) are often used to cheat others out of their money.
C) can be converted into monetary gain.
D) are a useful tool for car sales but not for financial careers.
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