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Summary Of The Hispanic Dropout Mystery By Susan Headden

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Do you know of someone that has dropped out of high school? Are they of Hispanic descent? The dropout rate for Hispanic students has gone up to 30 percent nationwide. The saddest thing knowing about all of this is that American born Hispanics is higher than those that immigrate here (“The Hispanic Dropout Mystery,” by Susan Headden, reprinted from U.S. News & World Report, vol. 123, no. 15, October. Used by permission. 1997, pp. 64-65.). I will go into further detail to address some of the questions and explain the individual and structural levels. Susan Headden is the author of the article that I am getting my information from and according from what she found out there are many reasons and excuses as to why the Hispanic dropout rate is so high in …show more content…

News & World Report, vol. 123, no. 15, October. Used by permission. 1997, pp. 64-65.). The most important reason is the dealing with American born Hispanics and the environment that they live in; they receive no knowledge from their parents who probably weren’t born here and aren’t immersed into the preschools. If they had some motivation and purpose coming from their parents it will push them to excel and if they had proper schooling, formal instructions from a trained teacher (Macionis, J. J. (2015). Society the basics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.), it would also influence them to do well. From a symbolic interaction standpoint, you have those that are a part of a secondary group, a large impersonal group that shoots to fulfill a goal or activity (Macionis, J. J. (2015). Society the basics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.), that influences those to not go to school because it will make them seem nerdy or Anglo and because their neighborhood expects them to meet

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