Why Might Socialization Change, Not Just Between Families, but Also

question 85

Multiple Choice

Why might socialization change, not just between families, but also within the same family over time?

• A) The family is rapidly becoming the least significant agent of socialization.
• B) Parents have no experience when their first child is born, so every subsequent child is socialized according to what has been learned with older siblings.
• C) In certain historical periods, the family had very little influence on the socialization process.
• D) The type of socialization the family carries out is ultimately dependent on schools.
• E) Parents socializing children have no true, essential selves.

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