A Study of Consumption Patterns Among Low-Income African-American Schoolchildren in New

question 15

Multiple Choice

A study of consumption patterns among low-income African-American schoolchildren in New Haven, Connecticut, revealed that __________.

• A)the children do not understand the negative effects of overspending when money is available
• B)their consumption patterns are similar to those of white middle-class children
• C)the boys are more likely to spend their money on family needs and gifts than girls are
• D)girls spend most of their money on clothes for themselves when they shop in a mall
• E)the children learn practical lessons about household finances at a young age

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