Sennett and Cobb’s research on immigrant parents who struggled to achieve upward mobility showed that they mostly tried to teach their children to __________

A) blame the system for their struggles and organize against capitalism
B) follow their parents’ example and accept a lower social status in life
C) work hard to achieve the success that they had personally failed to achieve
D) move back to their home country because upward mobility is not possible


Answer: C

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