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Some Skeptics Argue That Low Academic Performance in Low-Income Neighborhoods

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Some skeptics argue that low academic performance in low-income neighborhoods is primarily attributable to individual and family factors. How would a proponent of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory counter this view?


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