Proclivity: what one is naturally inclined towards
If you can grant some validity to the rough equation above, it's easy to understand why the programs to improve the state of urban black folks have mostly failed, and possibly made things worse. I think what happened starting in the 1960s is that our society made it "OK" to have low expectations, which lead to poor choices, that handcuffed any (positive) proclivity that a young black man might have.
(Ex + Ch + Pr) x IQ = Level of social success
Expectations: family, cultural, personal
Choices: personal, parents
Proclivity: what one is naturally inclined towards
If you can grant some validity to the rough equation above, it's easy to understand why the programs to improve the state of urban black folks have mostly failed, and possibly made things worse. I think what happened starting in the 1960s is that our society made it "OK" to have low expectations, which lead to poor choices, that handcuffed any (positive) proclivity that a young black man might have.