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    you ever thought “why is it so difficult to make a gambler stop gambling?” Well‚ it all goes down to the causes behind it. Thus‚ today I’ll be talking to you about the three main causes of gambling addiction. But first of all‚ what is gambling addiction? Gambling addiction is a progressive condition similar to alcohol and drug addictions. People with gambling addiction have difficulty controlling their gambling and their gambling behaviour will increase over time. Thus‚ the first point I would

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    Cause and Effect: Gambling Throughout life we take chances with many different things. We take chances for ourselves‚ and we take chances for others close to us. Chances are things which will give you so much good in your life if you go for the right things and succeed when taking the chance. As is everything in this life taking chances are all and only good within moderation. When you take yourself to an abusive level with anything it becomes dangerous for you and all who surround you. An unsuccessful

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    struggle a child has in becoming a part of a group that will cause them to do things that they may not believe is right. Introduction When it comes to social influence on substance use‚ there are many types of factors that people assume are the factors and what actually does. We know that peer pressure is such a crucial reason as to why adolescents begin to participate in things such as drugs and alcohol. Just how much to the extent is pressure from parents going to influence a child? It turns out

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    Jordan LeBlanc Professor Williams English 1301 October 28‚ 2012 Causes and Effects of Peer Pressure Peer pressure has a much greater effect on adolescent teens than any other factor. Think about it‚ teens spend more of their waking hours with peers than family members. The interaction is direct‚ and much more powerful than the influence of teachers and other authority figures. Peer pressure tends to have more of an effect on children with low self-esteem. If a child feels compelled to fit

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    Teenagers‚ Drugs ‚ and Peer Pressure Drug use is an increasing problem among teenagers in today’s high schools. Most drug use begins in the teenage years‚ these years are the most crucial in the maturing process. During these years adolescents are faced with the difficult tasks of discovering their self identity‚ clarifying their sexual roles‚ assenting independence‚ learning to cope with authority figures and searching for goals that would give their lives meaning. Drugs are readily available

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    According to the Wikipedia “Peer group” article‚ “the term peer pressure is often used to describe instances where an individual feels indirectly pressured into changing his/her behavior to match that of his/ her peers”(“Peer group”). With this stated‚ it is not rare that today’s society instantly associates the term peer pressure in a negative context. Many would say that peer pressure is a negative method that draws and encourages teens to make potentially harmful and dangerous lifestyle choices

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    25800 Teacher Name Dr. Sells 9th Grade 9th Grade The Effect of Peers on Young Teens (Teen-Adult Hood) Peer pressure affects many teens lives daily. Peer pressure means to want to adopt a specific behavior‚ style‚ or even attitude (“Peer”). Peer pressure affects teens all over the world; no matter where someone is people can influence them easier than imaginable‚ especially if they are young. Peer pressure can push teens so far that they will end up possibly harming or even killing

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    They seldom think of the many "good" things that peer pressure could bring about in people - and neither do most parents of teenagers. Most people think of peer pressure as influence to do negative things like smoking‚ taking illicit drugs‚ drinking alcohol‚ having promiscuous sex‚ engaging in criminal behaviour‚ involvement in violence‚ joining gangs‚ and so on. According to experts‚ peer pressure is not all bad. They argue that the right group of friends can encourage a person to do positive

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    • What is “peer pressure?” – Influence that people of similar age or status place on other to behave in a certain way • 2 types of peer pressure:- • Positive peer pressure: influence from peers to behave in a responsible way • Negative peer pressure: influence from peers to behave in a way that is NOT responsible. Peers who try to force you to make wrong decisions often just want support for their wrong actions!!!!!!!! They don’t care about your experience of feelings you have as the result

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    Response Questions a) How does the pressure of peers influence young people’s decision making abilities? - Peer pressure influences young people in a lot of different ways including fashion choice‚ alcohol and drug use and academic performance. Young people‚ when with their peers‚ are more likely to take risks to seem impressive or ‘cool’. b) Define resilience and discuss 3 examples of situations young people could find themselves in that they would need this to help them cope. - Resilience is

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