Mr Kennedy, a Middle-Class Caucasian Teacher, Assigns Lower Grades When

question 40

Multiple Choice

Mr. Kennedy, a middle-class Caucasian teacher, assigns lower grades when evaluating the work of two Indigenous students in his high-school physics class than he does for comparable work from other students. The most valid interpretation of Mr. Kennedy's behaviour is that he appears to

• A) be conforming to conventional ethnic values.
• B) be demonstrating a laissez-faire personality.
• C) negatively stereotype Indigenous students.
• D) mistrust people who are culturally inferior.

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