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peer group

(Sociology) a social group composed of individuals of approximately the same age

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peer′ group`

a group of friends or associates, usu. of similar background, social status, and esp. age, who are likely to influence a person's beliefs and behavior.

[1940–45]

peer group

A group of people who are approximately equal in age or social status.

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Noun

peer group - contemporaries of the same status

coevals, contemporaries, generation - all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

compeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

Translations

gruppo di uguale condizione sociale

peer group

n → Peergroup f, → Alterskohorte f

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peer group

n (contemporaries) → gruppo di coetanei; (from same social class, background) → persone fpl del proprio ambiente

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