The studies by Coleman, Moynihan, Mosteller, and Jencks are referred to as "cultural deprivation studies" because
A. they purposely deprived a population of children of cultural stimuli to see what effect it would have on their learning.
B. they all subscribed to the belief that the primary cause of school failure among low-income minority children and youth was a deficient home life and insufficient cultural experiences.
C. these studies seemed to be deprived of the cultural framework of analysis that would have given them greater insight into school failure and success.
D. they rejected home and culture as reasons for school success or failure
B. they all subscribed to the belief that the primary cause of school failure among low-income minority children and youth was a deficient home life and insufficient cultural experiences.
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