According to the text's discussion of deficiency theories:
a. if deficiency theorists are right, then helping the disadvantaged is a waste of money.
b. if deficiency theorists are wrong, then abandoning programs like Head Start, as they recommend, would amount to kicking people who are down, due to no fault of their own.
c. these theories are a classic example of blaming the victim.
d. all of the above
D
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