Question

Why are wealthy parents more likely than poor parents to socialize their children toward creativity and problem solving?

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Wealthy parents are socializing their children toward the skills of white-collar employment.

Explanation:

The process of socialization in children implies they learned values, norms, skills and other cultural aspects through institutions and people that act as agents of socialization. Because of this the values, norms, skills vary according to the context including the social class and status. Indeed, it is believed parents that belong to lower social classes or middle social classes tend to teach their children about obedience as in their life it is common they have job position in which they had to follow rules and do repetitive tasks.

Similarly, parents that belong to high social classes or are wealthy and have works related to management or administration which are defined as white-collar employments tend to teach their children about creativity and problem solving because these are the abilities they require for white-collar jobs. Therefore, wealthy parents socialize their children toward creativity and problem solving because they are socializing their children toward the skills of white-collar employment or the skills they require in the job and believe their children also need.