To What Do Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton Attribute the Continuation

question 67

Multiple Choice

To what do Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton attribute the continuation of black poverty in the urban ghettos of the United States?

• A) the history of racial residential segregation
• B) the genetic makeup of whites and blacks
• C) the culture of poverty
• D) welfare dependency

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