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Originally Posted by well named
I haven't looked at the study in detail but I would expect mass incarceration to play a large role in the differences in outcome between black men and women.
There is a rough consensus in the literature that the primary cause is, for whatever reason, black wealth and education don't translate as well to education for later generations.
The why of that is however not clear. And no, drugs and inheritance aren't it. Both have been suggested and tested and they have minor roles at most.
There is something, dare I say, cultural going on. Read that how you will. We have to be incredibly careful about attributing any differences to differences in law enforcement especially in cases when the discrepancy is so big. You're implicitly suggesting a large percentage of well-off black children are doing illegal drugs.
Make a more nuanced accusation like even given the same opportunities, Black Americans have to fight against passive racism (aka confirmation bias and stereotypes) and that makes it harder for them to succeed in college. I'd be okay with that although I think there is a lot more going on.
Last edited by grizy; 03-21-2018 at 07:53 PM.