SOC 201 Chapter 10: Chapter 10.11
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Intellectual curiosity is the sort of quality that is required to do well in higher- status jobs; obedience is an attribute that is required if one is to do well in lower-status jobs. These findings are illustrative of what social scientists generally discover when they study socialization. As they raise their children, parents whose social status is relatively low typically value obedience to authority, neatness (for example, coloring within the lines ), cleanliness, and good behavior. Middle-class parents, on the other hand, are more likely to stress such qualities as creativity, self-discipline, ambition, independence, curiosity, and self-direction. Thus, parents tend to pass on to their children the outlooks that are suited to their own experiences in the world. For example, the more parents are supervised in their lives, the more they tend to encourage and require obedience and conformity in their children.
