Annually, more than a million American students drop out of high school. This greatly reduces their lifetime income potential and in turn hurts the national economy. How might a sociologist argue that research about high school dropouts can be used to effect social change and promote social justice?

The sociologist can use concepts from critical sociology to promote social justice through the facts presented by the research.

Explanation:

Through critical sociology, the sociologist can make a dynamic analysis of the current society in which we are inserted and associate it with the results found in the research, proving that what the research shows are not academic thoughts, but real elements of the world in which we live. Then, he can gather these facts and promote the implementation of projects that help young people not to drop out of high school, these projects must have government help, as the sociologist can address that this is a government obligation, since abandonment secondary education interferes directly in the local and national economy.