Annette Lareau’s research on middle-class, working-class, and poor children illustrates

A. that socialization contributes to the difficulties experienced by working-class and poor children as they negotiate their way through various social institutions.
B. the relatively few significant differences in the socialization experiences of middle-class and working-class children.
C. how working-class children are actually better off than middle-class children.
D. that socialization is not significantly class based.


Answer: A

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