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They are imperfect phrases, but generally an equality of opportunity in this case refers to no matter what you look like, what your parents do, how much money y
by crazy1van 7y ago
They are imperfect phrases, but generally an equality of opportunity in this case refers to no matter what you look like, what your parents do, how much money you have, if you get a SAT score and GPA above a threshold, you get accepted into the school.
Whereas equality of outcome would focus more on who gets in even if it means treating people differently based on what they look look, how much money they have, where they live, etc.
- rexpop 7y agoSAT scores and GPA are strongly affected by how much money you have.
- Erik816 7y agoYes, because intelligent parents tend to make more money. And their children tend to be more intelligent as well.
- learc83 7y agoThat's part of it. But even when adjusting for IQ, parental income is highly correlated with success--SAT scores, college admission, lifetime income--however you want to measure it.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoSimilarly, the wind is strongly affected by weathervanes.
- rexpop 7y agoAre you sure you're not confusing causation? I can, just off the top of my head, think of several situational variables impacted by wealth, which impact cognitive capacity: - sleep - diet - training - study time