For Mid-Nineteenth-Century Middle-Class Boys, What Was the Expected Path to Success

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For mid-nineteenth-century middle-class boys, what was the expected path to success?

• A) Fathers provided the money and mothers the nurturing to prepare their sons for careers.
• B) Boys were expected to strike out on their own to become "self-made men."
• C) Most middle-class boys entered the apprenticeship system to learn a useful trade.
• D) Boys were expected to move out of the home and marry as early as possible.

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