"are groups to which an individual wishes to belong, as when a teenage basketball player hopes to play someday for the los angeles lakers."

Aspirational groups

Explanation:

Aspirational groups are groups to which an individual wishes to belong, as when a teenage basketball player hopes to play someday for the Los Angeles Lakers."

Aspirational groups are groups which an individual wish to join such as when a teenage wishes to be an actor someday while non-aspirational groups are groups an individual wishes to detach from, e.g. a teenager will not want to become a junkie so he will dissociate from any such group.

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