Question

Ryan and ben are best friends. ryan regularly runs marathons and is a member of the marathon runners club at his university. ben also wants to join the club, but he is not a very strong runner. ben decides to start running every day so that he can participate in marathons and become a member of the club. given this information, the marathon runners club can be categorized as a(n) _____.​

Answer 1

the answer to this question is aspirational reference group
aspirational reference group refers to a situation when a member of  a social group tries to copy the behavior of other member within the social group.
This action is most commonly caused by the desire of that individual to be 'accepted' and fit in with the rest of the group