Still Same-Sex in Nature, Peer Groups Toward the End of Sixth

question 1

Multiple Choice

Still same-sex in nature, peer groups toward the end of sixth grade/beginning of seventh grade begin to shift to crowds, which consist of ten or more members. Crowd activities such as after-school dances and sporting events provide pre-adolescents the chance to "practice" interacting with the opposite sex. Which of Dunphy's stages of friendship development does this describe?

• A) pre-crowd stage
• B) crowd disintegration
• C) the beginning of crowd
• D) the crowd in transition

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Definitions:

Shared Beliefs

Core values or principles that are commonly held and agreed upon by a group or community.

Collective Efficacy

The shared belief of a group in their combined ability to organize and execute actions required to achieve common objectives.

Shared Beliefs

are common ideas, values, or attitudes held by a group of people, which influence their behavior and decision-making.

Empirically Derived

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