Consider the following guiding questions: How is "retardation" defined in the Cohen article? What factors contributed to the "retardation" of some ethnic/national immigrant groups as opposed to others, and Native born Americans? Describe the academic achievement of the diverse groups of immigrants coming to the US in the 19th Century as indicated in the Olneck & Lazerson article (parts i and ii)." How do the authors explain the differences in Academic achievement amongst these immigrant groups? Do you agree with the authors theories? Do these theories adequately explain the differences in modern day immigrant groups? Provide examples of contemporary groups and explain why or why not.
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