Ethan worked hard to make the good grades needed to be a part of his school's honor society. He admired its members' abilities to handle stress and the way the teachers respected them. For Ethan, the members of the honor society were a(n):
A) social class.
B) culture.
C) extended family.
D) nuclear family.
E) reference group.

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Ethan views the members of the honor society as a reference group because he looks up to them and uses their behaviors and achievements as a standard or reference for his own actions and aspirations.

Ethan Worked Hard to Make the Good Grades Needed to Be