When People Model Themselves After the Members of Peer Groups

question 74

Multiple Choice

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join,they are engaging in a process that sociologists call

• A)group conformity.
• B)future directedness.
• C)anticipatory socialization.
• D)group rejection.

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