Assessing the oppositional culture explanation for Mexican students.
Soc Sci Res
; 90: 102438, 2020 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-32825918
Using nationally representative data from the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS), I assess the oppositional culture explanation for Mexican students. First, I examine if there are differences between Mexican and White students in their academic behaviors, attitudes, and friends' academic orientation. Second, I examine if these measures account for the racial disparity in academic outcomes between Mexican and White students. The results show that there are few differences between Mexican and White students in measures of school-related behaviors, attitudes, and friends' academic orientation. The second part of the analysis suggests that, in general, these measures for behaviors, attitudes, and friends' academic orientation do not explain much of the differences in academic achievement between Mexican and White students. The findings from the study indicate that the oppositional culture explanation does not account for this disparity in achievement.
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MEDLINE
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Estudiantes
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Éxito Académico
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
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En
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Soc Sci Res
Año:
2020
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Article
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Estados Unidos