The Statement That West Indian Immigrants Were Successful Because They

question 27

Multiple Choice

The statement that West Indian immigrants were successful because they were hard working and educated,while blacks from the American south were less successful economically because they lacked these values,overlooks:

• A)the insignificance of ethnic identity
• B)the flexibility of culture
• C)the social structural differences that underlie these different economic outcomes
• D)genetic differences typically underlie cultural differences
• E)none of these choices

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