In Asian countries such as South Korea, competition to get into college is intense and depends chiefly on adolescents' performance on a national exam at the end of high school; consequently, the high school years are a period of extreme academic stress. Fierce competition to get into college is an example of which of the following of Urie Bronfenbrenner's systems?

A. microsystem
B. exosystem
C. macrosystem
D. mesosystem


Answer: B

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