Which of the following explanations for the effect of parents on adolescents' occupational ambitions and subsequent success is true?
A. Parents indirectly encourage certain occupational values, but they do not actively discourage any occupational values.
B. Middle-class and upper-class adolescents are likely to have important family connections that are less available in poorer families.
C. 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 appeal to these adolescents.
D. Because so many career paths are available today, parents and siblings rarely serve as models for adolescents' occupational choices.
Answer: B
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