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Herman, Melissa R. – Sociology of Education, 2009
The study presented here tested three theories of racial differences in academic performance among monoracial and multiracial high school students. These theories (status attainment, oppositional culture, and educational attitudes) were developed to explain differences in achievement among monoracial groups, but the study tested how the theories…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Ethnicity, Educational Attitudes, Academic Achievement