Sofia believes that differences in achievement test scores reflect the children's backgrounds, not the material resources provided in schools. Her view most closely resembles the conclusions of which of the following studies?

a. sociological studies of tracking and "within school effects"
b. Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities
c. James Coleman's studies on "between school effects"
d. Randall Collins's studies of credentialism


Answer: c. James Coleman's studies on "between school effects"

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