During the End of Junior High (8th or 9th Grade)

question 47

Multiple Choice

During the end of junior high (8th or 9th grade) and throughout high school, peer groups are seen as in transition. During this time, smaller cliques are formed within the larger crowd. Which of Dunphy's friendship development stages does this describe?

• A) the fully developed crowd
• B) crowd disintegration
• C) pre-crowd stage
• D) the crowd in transition

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