Question

According to sociologist Alison Pugh, low income families tend to engage in what she calls symbolic indulgence for their children, while high income families tend to engage in symbolic deprivation. Both of these practices are driven by social pressure towards what?

Answer 1

Answer: towards reflecting values

Explanation: In sociology, values usually reflect a society's sense of right or wrong and how certain things ought to be done. Values often suggest how people should behave, but they don’t accurately reflect how people actually behave.

These actions by both sets of parents are attempts to ensure that their children fit in with their peers as the parents were afraid of their children being seen as different. These actions that a parent takes in deciding whether to provide their child with something is known as reflecting values.