Under what circumstances are minority youths likely to rebel, rejecting aspects of their ethnic background?
A) when they attend racially diverse schools
B) when immigrant parents who fear assimilation tightly restrict their teenagers
C) when they progress from identity diffusion to identity achievement
D) when they overcome acculturative stress

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Minority youths may rebel and reject aspects of their ethnic background when immigrant parents who fear assimilation tightly restrict their teenagers, as this can lead to a feeling of detachment from their ethnic culture and a desire to assimilate into the dominant culture.

Under What Circumstances Are Minority Youths Likely to Rebel, Rejecting