Following the Study by Duncan & Magnuson (2005), Describe the Academic

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Essay

Following the study by Duncan & Magnuson (2005), describe the academic achievement of disadvantaged children by income, education, family structure, and neighborhood.

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Definitions:

Stress

A physical or psychological response to internal or external pressures, perceived as challenging or threatening to an individual's well-being.

Physically

Relating to the body as opposed to the mind or spirit.

Psychologically

Pertaining to the mind or mental processes and how they influence behavior and well-being.

CT Scans

A medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object.