Walter Stephan (1978) conducted a careful study of the effects of school desegregation. Contrary to results found in the study of the desegregation of housing projects, Stephan found that
a. racial attitudes improved, but minority self-esteem did not.
b. racial attitudes improved, but minority achievement did not.
c. minority achievement improved, but racial attitudes did not.
d. racial attitudes did not improve and minority self-esteem decreased.
Answer: D
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