Multiple Choice
Peer groups are important in social development because they:
A) are more powerful than the family in social development.
B) take the place of the family as one matures.
C) are a mechanism for teaching roles and values distinct from those of adults.
D) None of these; peer groups are not particularly important to social development.
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