Which of the Following Explanations for the Effect of Parents

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explanations for the effect of parents on adolescents' occupational ambitions and subsequent success is true?

• A) Working-class families are less likely to raise their children to value attributes such as obedience and conformity, which affects the types of jobs that appeal to these adolescents.
• B) Middle-class and upper-class adolescents are likely to have important family connections that are less available in poorer families.
• C) Because so many career paths are available today, parents and siblings rarely serve as models for adolescents' occupational choices.
• D) Parents indirectly encourage certain occupational values, but they do not actively discourage any occupational values.

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