Question

According to the passage, the patterns of socialization of working -class children make them most suited for jobs that require

• A. diplomacy.
• B. compliance with orders.
• C. enterprise and initiative.
• D. high risk taking.

Answer 1

The correct option is B compliance with orders.

Solution: In the last second paragraph, the author points out, “Resolving conflicts head-on and speaking your mind doesn't always work, no matter how educated the Straddler is”. Hence, option (a) is not correct. In the last sentence of the passage, the author states, “Children of the working-class are brought up in a home in which conformity; obedience and intolerance for back talk are the norm-the same characteristics that make a good factory worker”. So option (b) becomes the obvious choice. Options (c) and (d) are specified anywhere in the passage.

Thus, the correct answer is option (b).