Why Might Socialization Change, Not Just Between Families, but Also

Multiple Choice

Why might socialization change, not just between families, but also within the same family over time?

A) The family is rapidly becoming the least significant agent of socialization.
B) Parents have no experience when their first child is born, so every subsequent child is socialized according to what has been learned with older siblings.
C) In certain historical periods, the family had very little influence on the socialization process.
D) The type of socialization the family carries out is ultimately dependent on schools.
E) Parents socializing children have no true, essential selves.