A group of young women from wealthy, politically conservative families attends a small college located in a rural area. Due to this small size and isolated location, students have a great deal of interaction with faculty at the school. Most of the faculty have very liberal political views. According to research discussed in the text, if the students treat the college faculty as a reference group, which of the following should be most likely to happen? A. As time passes, the students should develop more conservative political views.
B. Relative to peers from home who did not attend this school, the students should be more likely to be friends with and marry politically conservative people.
C. As time passes, the students should develop more liberal political views.
D. None of the above should happen.