Anthropologist John Ogbu argues that members of certain minority groups may have low academic achievement because __________

a) these groups perceive that school success is relatively unimportant with regard to their future career success
b) these groups carry genetically inferior intellectual potential from generation to generation
c) these groups lack the social, interpersonal relationship, and communication skills to fully benefit from a formal education
d) these groups have a higher number of parents who themselves never succeeded within the educational environment and lack adequate parenting skills


Answer: a) these groups perceive that school success is relatively unimportant with regard to their future career success

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