Wilson believes ghetto residents engage in "situationally adaptive behaviors" that appear to be self-defeating to outsiders who observe them. What does Wilson mean by "situationally adaptive behaviors"?

A) they are behaviors that are adapted to the constraints and opinions available to ghetto residents.
B) they are behaviors that have proven to be very successful in ghetto situations.
C) they are behaviors ghetto residents have modeled by observing people who live in situations outside ghettos.
D) they are behaviors ghetto residents think are better than more mainstream behaviors


Ans: A) they are behaviors that are adapted to the constraints and opinions available to ghetto residents.

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