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Originally Posted by SwampYankee
Based on purely anecdotal evidence I would say that is a big problem. I have a number of Puerto Rican employees with school age children and on numerous occasions have heard them talk about not wanting their kids doing certain school activities or taking certain classes because they don't want them to be seen as nerds.  And these aren't inner-city hispanics, they live in the neighborhoods neighboring the suburbs. I can only imagine the social disincentive to succeed, or even work hard, academically in the inner-city. |
I have seen that two, but its not just minorities either. Although I will say that behavor seems more prevelent among certian minority groups.
OTOH I know bum white familes who my grandfather said were drunk bums back when he was growing up, and there kids are still drunk bums. I think its somewhat genetic.