C Hildren Raised in Upper- and Middle-Class Families Are Given

question 29

Multiple Choice

C hildren raised in upper- and middle-class families are given highly structured activities, such as music lessons, organized sports and clubs, language instruction, and other activities, that both fill the family calendar and give children little free time. Working-class children, on the other hand, have much more unstructured childhoods, allowing them to create their own activities. This illustrates that

• A) socialization practices may differ as a function of social class.
• B) not all social classes practice socialization at home.
• C) patterns of socialization are the same regardless of social class.
• D) childhood is remarkably similar across social classes.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Hemisphere

One of the two symmetrical halves of the brain, each responsible for controlling the opposite side of the body and specialized in different functions.

Speech

The expression of thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds, typically using language that is understood by others.

Spinal Cord

The long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the brainstem down the back, and is enclosed in and protected by the bony vertebral column. It functions primarily in transmitting neural signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

Corpus Callosum

A broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating interhemispheric communication.