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Disadvantaged youth more likely to be high-school dropouts, young parents and poor adults

November 16, 2010 by

Disadvantaged kids are more likely to drop out of high school, become premature parents and raise their own children in poverty, according to an exhaustive new study. The investigation was the first to follow boys and girls over three decades to examine whether childhood aggression, social withdrawal and low socieconomic status could impact adult well-being.

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