How Do Class and Race Ethnicity Intersect with the Recent

question 12

Multiple Choice

How do class and race ethnicity intersect with the recent trend of males falling behind in school?

• A) They do not intersect: men are dropping out of education at all socioeconomic levels and in all race ethnicities.
• B) Upper-middle-class white males make up the majority of college dropouts, while African American males are more likely to drop out at the high school level.
• C) Race ethnicity plays far less of a role than class: working-class males make up the majority of high school and college dropouts.
• D) It is lower-income men, especially African American and Hispanic men, who are rapidly dropping out of education.

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