According to Cohen, Why Do Lower-Class Children Have the Cards

question 51

Multiple Choice

According to Cohen, why do lower-class children have the cards stacked against them by the time they reach school?

• A) they are immersed in the culture of poverty
• B) they have already been exposed to and had the opportunity to commit crime
• C) they are judged by a set of standards they have never been taught
• D) they are products of broken homes rooted in centuries of change

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