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Julia is Hispanic and her family is poor. When a local reporter came to visit her school, she was appalled at the learning conditions and ended up reading the sociological research which shows that poor children are __________ the children of the affluent to attend schools with poor resources.
 
  A) more likely than
  B) less likely than
  C) more inclined
  D) not as inclined

Question 2

Megan has been placed in an advanced learning track and her teachers begin to expect more from her. Additionally, she has more resources available to her to help with the more difficult material. With the extra attention and help she scores very well on her exams and gets admitted to good colleges. This illustrates __________.
 
  A) the student subculture
  B) gentrification
  C) the self-fulfilling prophecy
  D) school segregation



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Answer: A

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Answer: C





 

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