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Briefly, why do lower-income parents tend to emphasize conformity and related traits in their children?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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List five primary agents of socialization.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Because these traits may be useful in the working-class jobs their children are likely to hold in the future.

Answer to Question 2

(1) family; (2) schools; (3) peers; (4) toys; (5) mass media



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