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A twenty-eight-year-old woman is on the verge of a big promotion at work. because she didn't finish college until she was twenty-five, she wonders about getting her career moving, especially because the entry-level job she currently has is not impressive. she decides to attend her ten-year high school reunion only if she is promoted. if her old high school classmates can have this much influence on her decision to attend the reunion, what do sociologists say they represent?

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Her old high school classmate represent a REFERENCE GROUP.
In sociology, a reference group is a group of individuals which people use to evaluate their own achievements.
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