Sam and Ben are brothers living in the same home, with the same two biological parents. Sam attends the local neighborhood school, while his younger brother, Ben, attends an exclusive private school. Sam is very proud of his home and frequently invites friends over to his house to study or just chill. Ben, on the other hand, does not want his classmates to see how poor his family is and is embarrassed by the small house his family lives in. In this case, the opposing views of the same home can be explained from a sociocultural perspective in the following way:
A. Ben's negative view of the world is a result of being the youngest child.
B. Each boy's reality is shaped by his different social settings at school.
C. Sam has more friends than Ben and is therefore more comfortable with his home.
D. Ben's friends value money; whereas Sam's do not.
B. Each boy's reality is shaped by his different social settings at school.
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