Jocelyn is a senior at the local university and plans to go to graduate school in sociology. During her last semester, she has been using graduate sociology student papers as standards in evaluating her own writing skills. For Jocelyn, the graduate sociology students have become her .

For Jocelyn, the graduate sociology students have become her reference group

A group that is used for comparing with other groups or individuals refers to the reference groups. Reference groups can be divided into four types such as Comparative Reference Groups,Normative Groups, Dissociative Groups and Status Reference Groups. For example the demographic sociologists can compare the behavior of individuals with the reference groups behavior.

In the given situation, Jocelyn evaluates the writing skills of herself with students of the graduate sociology. She compares her writing skills with them. Thus For Jocelyn, the graduate sociology students have become her reference group

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1.aneroid barometers primarily measure whether pressure is rising or falling.

2.aneroid barometers are often used for reading pressure in homes and recreational boats.  

3.other uses may include barographs in meteorology and altimeters in modern aircraft.  

4.this type of barometer can announce whether a high or low pressure system is coming or whether it is becoming more intense.  

5.there are different types of aneroid barometers, such as the altimeter, which measures altitude, or distance above sea level.  

6.another example is a barograph, which is a modified aneroid barometer that provides constant readings of atmospheric pressure on graph paper.  

7.when used in this capacity, the aneroid barometer can store a week's worth of data.

android diameter a device for measuring atmospheric pressure , often specially calibrated for use as an altimeter ,consisting of a box or chamber partially exhaused of air, having an elastic top and a pointer to indicate the degree of compression of the top caused by the external air

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