Research on the Interaction of the Influence of Parents and Peers

Research on the interaction of the influence of parents and peers suggests which of the following?

A) Family environment rarely affects adolescents' choice of friends.
B) Friends who do not value school cannot overcome the positive effects of authoritative parenting.
C) Peers and parents have a stronger influence on adolescents' school achievement in countries (such as the United States) in which schools serve heterogeneous groups of students.
D) In countries where students attend different schools based on whether they plan to attend college, peers have a significantly stronger influence on adolescents than their families do.