Which of the Following Explanations for the Effect of Parents

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explanations for the effect of parents on adolescents' occupational ambitions and subsequent success is not true?

• A) Working-class families are less likely to raise their children to value attributes such as obedience and conformity, which affects the types of jobs that are appealing to these adolescents.
• B) Middle-class and upper-class adolescents are likely to have important family connections that are less available in poorer families.
• C) Parents and siblings serve as models for adolescents' occupational choices.
• D) Parents indirectly and directly encourage (and discourage) certain occupational values.

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