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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As children reach adolescence, peer groups become a more significant influence.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Anything that deviates from what is customary is going to raise questions among the peer group .
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Cosmopolitans were defined as showing higher levels of commitment to specialized skills and professional peer group judgement than to the employing organization.
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For example, post-puberty is the time when peer group friendships may take over from parents as the major influence.
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Her peer group was struggling with the male menopause, of course, but the sting of rejection had been no less sharp.
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Williamson argues that, compared to simple hierarchy, the peer group is inefficient in both making and implementing decisions.