According to Studies by Gewertz in 2009, Kahlenberg in 2010

question 37

Multiple Choice

According to studies by Gewertz in 2009, Kahlenberg in 2010, and Dwyer et al. in 2013, which of the following best explains why many colleges are giving men preferential treatment in admissions?

• A) To enroll privileged male students as legacies
• B) To maintain workers for jobs in the stratification hierarchy
• C) To avoid large gender imbalances in their student bodies
• D) To admit talented low-income and minority students
• E) To handle the stress of their economic and social position

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