Why Would Sociologists Who Study Academic Performance Be Interested in the Lives

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why would sociologists who study academic performance be interested in the lives of college freshmen before they enter college?

• A) Sociologists are particularly well equipped to study individuals' intelligence quotients and the impact of intelligence on academic performance.
• B) Sociologists are particularly well equipped to study the influences of students' backgrounds-such as family influences-on academic performance.
• C) Sociologists who took sociology courses in high school are particularly well equipped to study the academic performance of students entering college for the first time.
• D) Students who excel academically are likely to attend schools closer to home.

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