How is the selective migration hypothesis distinguished from the social stress hypothesis?
A)Selective migration hypothesis was renamed the social stress hypothesis in the early 1990's
B)The selective migration hypothesis states that the healthiest choose to migrate, and the social stress hypothesis states that later generations born in the US suffer more than immigrants
C)The social stress hypothesis states that immigrants experience high acculturative stressors, and the selective migration hypothesis states that only a select few out of many successfully immigrate
D)The selective migration hypothesis states that immigrants select their mode of acculturation, and the social stress hypothesis states that their mode of acculturation affects their acculturative stressors

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The selective migration hypothesis posits that the healthiest individuals are more likely to migrate, while the social stress hypothesis argues that immigrants and their children experience higher levels of stress due to discrimination and adjustment to a new culture. Option A is incorrect because the selective migration hypothesis is not just a renamed version of the social stress hypothesis, but rather a distinct theoretical explanation. Option C is incorrect because the selective migration hypothesis focuses on who successfully immigrates rather than the stress that immigrants experience. Option D is incorrect because the social stress hypothesis focuses on the stressors that immigrants face, rather than their mode of acculturation.

How Is the Selective Migration Hypothesis Distinguished from the Social