What Does Research Suggest About the Reasons Why Economically Disadvantaged

question 12

Multiple Choice

What does research suggest about the reasons why economically disadvantaged children may do less well than their more affluent peers?

• A) Economically disadvantaged children do less well because of worse nutrition.
• B) Economically disadvantaged children do less well because they are more likely to come from single-parent families.
• C) Economically disadvantaged children do less well because they have fewer role models.
• D) Economically disadvantaged children do less well because of a combination of factors.

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Definitions:

Property Rights

The ability of an individual to own and exercise control over scarce resources.

World Growth Rates

The rate at which the economic output of the world or specific countries increases over a given period of time.

Population

The entire group of individuals living in a particular area or country, or the total number of people within a specified demographic group.

Private Good

A type of good that is both excludable and rival in consumption, meaning access to the good can be limited by a seller and its use by one person diminishes the availability to others.