An Important Difference Between Working-Class and Middle-Class Parents with Respect

question 38

Multiple Choice

An important difference between working-class and middle-class parents with respect to socialization is

• A)that working-class parents tend to stress independence and curiosity.
• B)that working-class parents tend toward permissive parenting.
• C)that middle-class parents are more likely to stress authority and conformity.
• D)that working-class parents stress qualities that will allow their children to enter blue-collar jobs and middle-class parents stress qualities that will allow their children to enter white-collar jobs.

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