Question

What are the social and economic effects of adult literacy in Africa? Choose all that apply.

A) Citizens are less likely to commit crimes.
B) Citizens cannot be fully involved in social and political decisions.
C) Citizens are able to secure jobs with better incomes for their families.
D) Citizens are better able to make informed decisions about electing
officials.
E) Citizens are unable to perform tasks such as filling out a job application
or reading a bank statement.

Answer 1

A,C,D

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

• A) Citizens are less likely to commit crimes.
• C) Citizens are able to secure jobs with better incomes for their families.
• D) Citizens are better able to make informed decisions about electing officials.

Step-by-step explanation:

When citizens are more educated, they will have access to better jobs which would provide them with better incomes that they can use to take care of their families. This will have the effect of them not having in engage in criminal acts in order to be able to take care of their families.

Citizens will also be able to better analyze the promises of candidates running for election by referring to the knowledge gained from education such that they can make more informed decisions about who to vote for.