One Objection to the Notion That Middle-Class Patterns of Parenting

question 37

Multiple Choice

One objection to the notion that middle-class patterns of parenting are "better" or more competent than those of working-class parents is that

• A) parental patterns of child rearing are ultimately overwhelmed by peer influence and the impact of schooling
• B) different patterns of parenting are necessary to prepare children for different environments
• C) working-class patterns of parenting are actually closer to the "natural" patterns reported by anthropologists
• D) all of these

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