A28 year old woman is on the verge of a big promotion at work. because she did not finish college until she was 25, she wonders about getting her career moving, especially since the entry-level job that she has is not impressive. she decides to attend her 10-year high school reunion only if she is promoted. if her old high school classmates have this effect on her, what kind of group do they represent?
a. a triad
b. a primary group
c. a reference group
d. a particularly cohesive group
e. all of the above.

c. a reference group                                                      

Explanation:

Reference group: The term reference group is defined as a group through which the members of another group is being compared i.e, any group a person uses as a standard to evaluate himself or herself as well as his or her behavior.

Generally, the reference group is the group that an individual chooses to compare oneself with and posses the same area of interest, values and, attitudes.

Types of reference groups:

1. Informational.

2. Utilitarian.

3. Value- expressive.

In the question above, the statement represents a reference group.

even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.