Sociocultural theories,academic achievement,and African American adolescents in a multicultural context: a review of the cultural incompatibility perspective |
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Authors: | Arthur L Whaley La Noel |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, 203 Spidle Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, USA |
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Abstract: | Some theories have posited that African American youth are academic underachievers because of sociocultural factors. We label
this point of view the cultural incompatibility perspective. Ogbu’s oppositional culture theory and Steele’s stereotype threat
theory are selected as popular examples of this viewpoint. A critical review of the literature on these particular theories
was conducted. It was concluded that there is limited empirical support for the cultural incompatibility perspective on African
American academic achievement. This raises questions about the focus on academic underachievement among African Americans
versus high achievement among other ethnic/racial groups. Implications of the empirical findings on the incompatibility perspective
for the role of African American culture in Black student achievement are discussed. |
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