Do You Believe the Glueck's Suggestion That "Birds of a Feather

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Essay

Do you believe the Glueck's suggestion that "birds of a feather, flock together"? Why or why not? Is it possible for some youth to have delinquent friends and not become delinquents themselves? What conditions would need to be present for this to happen?

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Definitions:

Direct Request

A clear and straightforward way of asking for what one wants or needs without ambiguity.

Group Pressure

The psychological influence exerted by a group on individual members to align their behavior or beliefs with group norms.

Asch

Refers to Solomon Asch, known for his research on conformity, including his famous experiments that demonstrated the power of social pressure.

Milgram

Stanley Milgram was a psychologist best known for his controversial experiment on obedience to authority figures, conducted in the 1960s.