Dropout Rates in Texas Are

question 72

Multiple Choice

Dropout rates in Texas are

• A) about the same for all demographic groups.
• B) highest among Latinos and African Americans.
• C) highest among the Asian student population.
• D) lowest among minorities.

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Definitions:

Sexual Identification

The process of recognizing and defining oneself according to one's sexual orientation and preferences.

Sexual-minority Identity Formation

The process through which individuals who identify with a sexual orientation that is not exclusively heterosexual come to recognize and integrate this aspect of their identity into their overall self-concept.

Identity Crisis

A period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or roles in society.

Homosexuals

Individuals who are sexually attracted to members of the same sex; the term can refer to both men and women, although gay and lesbian are the more specific terms commonly used.