Viewed as a Whole, Research on the Connection Between Educational/occupational

question 31

Multiple Choice

Viewed as a whole, research on the connection between educational/occupational aspirations, expectations, and delinquency seems to support the conclusion that:

• A) youths with high aspirations and low expectations are most likely to be delinquent
• B) youths with high aspirations are least likely to be delinquent, no matter what their expectations are
• C) youths with low aspirations are least likely to be delinquent, no matter what their expectations are
• D) there appears to be no relationship between aspirations and delinquency
• E) a and b

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