SOC 302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Acting White, Homeschooling, Mass Distribution
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On average, blacks and hispanics trail behind whites and asians academically. Acting white thesis - thesis that black students do not aspire to or strive to get good grades because it is perceived as acting white . Abstract and concrete attitudes - abstract attitudes are ideas that are consistent with mainstream societal views, while concrete attitudes are ideas that are based on actual experience. Cultural navigators - people who draw from both their home culture and mainstream culture to create an attitude that allows them to succeed. Boys are outpacing girls on science on standardized tests; girls outpacing on writing components. Girls are also more likely than boys to attend a 4 year college. Since mid 90s, higher proportion of women than men have graduated four year colleges each year. Gender gap - differences between women and men, especially as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, or economic attainments or attitudes.
