The cycle of social reproduction is created within the school because:
A) blue-collar children are often uncomfortable in a middle-class school environment, so they rebel and are thereby limited to blue-collar jobs when they leave school
B) middle-class children are more accepting of the rules in school than their blue-collar peers and are therefore more apt to succeed
C) working-class children increasingly see the school as not operating in their best interests; therefore, they are eager to get to work and earn money rather than continuing with schooling
D) in many ways, working-class children have a more perceptive attitude toward the organization of the school than do middle-class children, but the latter group sees the school as a vehicle for upward mobility
E) All of the above.

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All the choices (A, B, C, D) describe different aspects of how the cycle of social reproduction is perpetuated within schools, highlighting the different experiences and perceptions of blue-collar and middle-class children in the educational system.

The Cycle of Social Reproduction Is Created Within the School