Parental Educational Attainment, the Superior Temporal Cortical Surface Area, and Reading Ability among American Children: A Test of Marginalization-Related Diminished Returns

• Main Authors: Shervin Assari (Author), Shanika Boyce (Author), Mohsen Bazargan (Author), Alvin Thomas (Author), Ryon J. Cobb (Author), Darrell Hudson (Author), Tommy J. Curry (Author), Harvey L. Nicholson (Author), Adolfo G. Cuevas (Author), Ritesh Mistry (Author), Tabbye M. Chavous (Author), Cleopatra H. Caldwell (Author), Marc A. Zimmerman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Recent studies have shown that parental educational attainment is associated with a larger superior temporal cortical surface area associated with higher reading ability in children. Simultaneously, the marginalization-related diminished returns (MDRs) framework suggests that, due to str...