Explain the "Acting White Thesis" Presented by John Ogbu and Signithia

question 52

Essay

Explain the "acting white thesis" presented by John Ogbu and Signithia fordham (1986)to explain educational inequalities.How is this thesis challenged by Roslyn Mickelson's research on the abstract and concrete attitudes toward education and Prudence Carter's concept of cultural navigators?

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