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Try your hardest to fight it. And stay away from the person who is giving you the peer pressure.
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What percentage of teens are peer pressured?
nearly 80
Why do they call it peer pressure peer pressure?
Peer pressure is when you are pressured by peers (people your age group) to do something good or bad, but people usually think of bad peer pressure when brought up (e.g. being pressured to take drugs).
What do you do if you are peer pressured into gay relationships?
Live above the influence. But if you want it, go for it.
Have you been peer pressured?
All people have peer pressure throughout their lives. It often starts in school; college; in the workplace and when there groups of people.
What is negative peer pressure examples?
Negative Peer Pressure occurs when a person is pressured by his peers to do inappropriate things. some examples of negative peer pressure is when you're peer pressured to:Have Sexual intercourse or other things that violates your sexualityDrink and smokeDo things that violates your religionHurt other peopleBreak rules or disobey rules/orders and many more.
What are some reasons why peer pressure is not an excuse for wrongdoing?
Because they often pressure you into doing bad things.It is also because people should not be pressured into anything good or bad.
How does peer pressure affect diet?
A child or adult may be peer pressured to look skinnier and more like the celebrities. Therefore they may refuse to eat certain types of food or not eat food. This may also lead on to food disorders. As well as that a child or adult may be peer pressured to be a vegetarian or vegan. If a child doesn't go to McDonalds or a fast food restaurant like that they may get pressured to if they are with a group of friends who want to go.
What is significance of the study of peer pressure?
There is great significance in the study of peer pressure. This study examines the change in thought among individuals being pressured that would not normally occur.
How long were you pressured to do something?
You can be peer presured for a long time. In my situation I was in a peer presure relationship for a year and well it really got me down these kind of things can do that to you . They can do do mentlly damage.
What is a word for giving into peer pressure?
strength, individuality, and resolve. Though peer pressure isn't always a bad thing, some people have been pressured into doing the right thing!
Example of peer pressure as informal handicapping in the culture?
When teens are pressured, using peer pressure, they tend to shy away from crowds. This is a handicap because society doesn't benefit from their contribution
Why resist peer pressure?
Why resist peer pressure? To answer this question you need to know more about peer pressure. Peer pressure is felt by people of all ages from the little kid who was pressured into taking a smoke to the adult who is pressured into not telling his wife about "Her" and doing bad things with "Her". There are two major types of peer pressure, They have scientific names but lets keep it on a level most people can understand. GOOD peer pressure and BAD peer pressure. Good peer pressure is called good for a reason. An example of this kind of peer pressure is pressuring your friend out of doing drugs, alcohol, or bad choices. This type should never be resisted because these people are trying to help you improve your life. Bad pressure is, yes you have already guessed it, bad. Bad peer pressure could be a multitude of things. Simple things like cheating on a homework assignment to Cheating on your significant other. This type of behavior not only hurts you but those around you. This type is never good but sadly it exists but should be avoided.
