Peer groups are important to adolescents because:
a. they to develop a sense of identity separate from adolescents' parents.
b. they provide the second major socialization experience outside the realm of their families.***
c. they rank higher in importance to adolescents' than parental influence.
d. they exert dependence among adolescents.

Peer groups help to develop a sense of identity separate from adolescents' parents.

Explanation:

Socialization helps people to be proficient in their daily life. It helps different groups of people to get to understand the norms and different expectations that lie on their levels of living. Socialization for peers helps them to understand themselves and know their expectations while with others.

People socialize by participating in diverse activities based on their age groups, for the case of peers they socialize with people under the same age groups on matters that affect them as adolescents without the presence of parents. However, if they are not nurtured well, they may fall apart.

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