Maria just entered high school. She hopes one day to join the volleyball team and looks to the young women on the team as role models. She dresses like them, follows the same fitness routines, and reads the same volleyball magazines. To Maria, the volleyball team is a
A) secondary group.
B) out-group.
C) reference group.
D) master status.

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Maria is looking to the volleyball team as a reference group, meaning a group to which she compares herself and seeks to emulate. This is reflected in her dressing like them, following their fitness routines, and reading the same magazines.

Maria Just Entered High School