ABSTRACT
The difficulty is, however, that the sum total of all such differences is in part what we mean by social class; that is to say, they are so inextricably involved in the whole concept of class that any attempt to discount or to partial out these factors would distort the very picture of class differences which we are trying to investigate. On the other hand, it is very important when attempting to interpret these differences that such influences should not be underrated; indeed, they must constantly be borne in mind whenever we try to give an explanation of why mothers in different social classes adopt particular attitudes and behave in the way they do.
