Peer Pressure

Peer Pressure is the influence of a social group. on an individual. Children and teenagers feel social pressure to conform to the group of peers with whom they socialize. Peer groups are usually cliques of friends who are about the same age. Peer Pressure is not always bad. If you can pick selectively, peer pressure can push you towards something positive. Positive Peer Pressure can lead you to adopt good habits in life. Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in or because they worry that other kids make fun of them if they do not go along with the group. Others may go along because they are curious to try something new that others are doing. Peer Pressure can be strong and seductive. The effects of peer pressure has lead to bullying, murder, hate, judgement and persecution. Peer pressure is defined as the impact a social group has on an individual. Children and teenagers are under social pressure to be in conformity with the group with which they socialize. Peer pressure often includes words of encouragement, persuasion or criticism. However, it can also be unspoken, for example when members of a group have similar hairstyles or wear similar clothes. Peer pressure is influence that a peer group, observers or individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform the group norms. Social groups affected include membership groups, in which individuals are "formally" members (such as political parties and trade unions), or social cliques in which membership is not clearly defined. A person affected by peer pressure may or may not want to belong to these groups. They may also recognize dissociative groups with which they would not wish to associate, and thus they behave adversely concerning that group's