Study: People With A Southern Accent Were Highly Discriminated Against

Study: People With A Southern Accent Were Highly Discriminated Against

Would you eliminate your accent in order to fit into college?  A recent study shows that student’s with a stronger southern accent were many times more discriminated against due to their sound.

The study called, “Dialect and Influences on the Academic Experiences of College Students” found that Southern accents many times effected the experience of college life and that educators should be cognizant of this.

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