Aprimary group composed of individuals of roughly equal age and similar social characteristics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                peer group

THY ANSWER YOU HAVE QUESTED FOR IS PEER GROUP LASSIE !!!

In the study field of sociology, a "peer group" is a group of individuals who share similar interests, age, social status, and background. The overall ideas that the majority share in the group are likely to be considered as "the norm" and unconsciously influence the other members of the group.

Individuals usually associate to peer groups during their adolescence, as it is a period where the individual, who is yet to define its personality, is subject to a wide variety of influences that will eventually end up in him or her associating to certain groups.

"social stratification refers to the way people are ranked and ordered in society. in western societies, stratification is primarily seen and understood as a result of socioeconomic status, which produces a hierarchy in which access to resources, and possession of them, increases from the lower to the upper strata"

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