Bob lives in a low-income neighborhood and believes he has no chance of ever getting out, so Bob does not try. This is an example of the:
a. self-fulfilling prophecy
c. objectiveness of social reality.
b. false definition of reality.
d. social construction of reality.
a
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A) being born with limited intellectual capacities B) the failure of the students to work hard to succeed C) the failure of the educational system to meet their needs D) the failure of their parents to provide proper guidance
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