Research into friendships, gender, and ethnicity reveal that
a. intimacy and support were found more often in the friendships of girls, regardless of their ethnicity.
b. European-American boys and girls reported similar levels of intimacy and support in their friendships.
c. African-American boys and girls reported similar levels of intimacy and support in their friendships.
d. intimacy and support was low in friendships across all ethnic groups.
Question 2A very serious problem related to participation in organized athletics during adolescence is the
a. risk of serious injury, which happens to many high school athletes.
b. risk of becoming socially ostracized if one is not victorious on their team.
c. use of illegal drugs to enhance performance.
d. likelihood of getting involved in inter-school fights over team loyalty.
Question 3In a study of ethnicity and friendship, more than 80 of African-American and European-American students reported having at least one friend of the other ethnicity. However,
a. only 28 saw this friend frequently outside of school.
b. only 14 saw this friend frequently outside of school.
c. adolescents who lived in segregated neighborhoods were more likely to see a friend of another ethnicityoutside of school.
d. they often reported that friends from other ethnicities were not real friends..
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