Debates and Essays

Debate I disagree, because if your friends and or other people are trying to encourage you to do something good then it really isn't peer preasure. That is called giving good advice, or friendly encouragement. Peer pressure is when people try to encourage you or pressure you into doing something that is against your better judgement, which in most cases tends to be over something that is usually and or potencially harmful.. | | | Angria picked Disagree:It's important to prepare a child for what to do in a peer pressure situation and they need to understand how to recognize it (if it were coming from their friends). However, peer pressure is never "beneficial," in my opinion.
And as sesshyswind said, if it were beneficial, then it wouldn't be called peer pressure.... | | | | Mermaid-Tail picked The benefits and harm peer pressure can bring is equal :I think it's often bad, but it can depend on the situation. For example, in my social circle at school we were the well behaved ones, and nobody in our circle would have bullied someone or committed a crime or something, they knew it wouldn't be looked on well. It wasn't just good advice or friendly encouragement, because it's not like someone would say 'hey, should I bully that girl?' and we'd say 'nope, that's a bad idea'. It was just the kind of thing that wouldn't be viewed well by the group, and everyone knew it. If someone in our circle had done something illegal or bullied someone they would've been looked down on. I'm not saying all that kept us from doing wrong was social pressure, but the social situation you're in when you're young and growing up plays at least some part in the values you develop. We didn't even want to do wrong because we'd been raised in our mini society where it wasn't ok. Like some kids are growing up in their social circle where it is ok, so it feels like less of a big deal without even thinking about it, because their mini society as a whole puts less importance on good