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?

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The description matches Dunphy's beginning of the crowd stage, which occurs in the transition from sixth to seventh grade and involves the formation of crowds consisting of ten or more members and opportunities for opposite-sex interactions during social activities.

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