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There is, to begin, an important sex difference.

Typically, in a lower-middle class Jewish family, a son will be sent to an out-of-town school, if financial resources warrant it, while the daughter will attend the local college.

There are two reasons for this.

First, the girl's education has a lower priority than the son's.

Second, the attitude in Jewish families is far more protective toward the daughter than toward the son.

Most Jewish mothers are determined to exercise vigilance over the social and sexual lives of their daughters by keeping them home.

The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.

One can assume that some of the brightest boys are out of town.