What Is the Thesis of Annette Lareau's Book Unequal Childhoods

question 45

Multiple Choice

What is the thesis of Annette Lareau's book Unequal Childhoods?

• A) Wealthy parents pay other people to do the work of rearing their children. In contrast, poor parents spend more time caring for their children on their own.
• B) Wealthy parents are more likely to teach their children to be assertive with adults and to engage the adult world, while poorer parents are more likely to maintain a division between children and adult worlds.
• C) Knowing that their children lack the same opportunities as wealthy children, poor parents work hard starting from the birth of their children to make them competitive for college admissions.
• D) Parenting style has more of an impact on wealth than wealth does on parenting style.

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