Anthropologist John Ogbu Argues That Members of Certain Minority Groups

question 24

Multiple Choice

Anthropologist John Ogbu argues that members of certain minority groups may have low academic achievement because

• A)these groups perceive that school success is relatively unimportant with regard to their success in the workplace because of discrimination.
• B)these groups carry genetically inferior intellectual potential from generation to generation.
• C)these groups lack the social,interpersonal relationship,and communication skills to fully benefit from a formal education.
• D)these groups have a higher number of parents who themselves never succeeded within the educational environment and lack adequate parenting skills.

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