It Might Be Easy to Quickly Judge Middle-Class Parents for Over-Scheduling

question 55

Multiple Choice

It might be easy to quickly judge middle-class parents for over-scheduling their children,but in-depth interviewing helped Hilary Levey Friedman understand why these parents do what they do.Why does this social practice exist?

• A)In dual earner families,scheduled activities keep children occupied while parents are working.
• B)Parents are seeking status with respect to their adult peers.
• C)Parents are cultivating "competitive kid capital" that will help their children succeed in life.
• D)Children demand competitive activities because of "youth mimicry," or peer pressure.

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