No matter what stage in life one is in, they will experience some form of outside influence or peer pressure. The stages where peer pressure can cause negative effects can happen at anytime in one's life but it is most prevalent in young children and teens. Fitting in with a crowd, wanting to impress someone, or wanting more friends or popularity can cause people to do things they are not comfortable with. These influences can lead to bad habits, drug abuse or even sexual harassment. Peer pressure has a huge effect on the mental growth of young children and teens and many studies have shown that it can actually lead to mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression. Many studies have been done regarding peer pressure and its effects and it is obvious that this subject needs to be more actively researched and taught in schools. Will there ever be a way to get rid of negative peer pressure?
Monday, April 30, 2018
Peer Pressure
No matter what stage in life one is in, they will experience some form of outside influence or peer pressure. The stages where peer pressure can cause negative effects can happen at anytime in one's life but it is most prevalent in young children and teens. Fitting in with a crowd, wanting to impress someone, or wanting more friends or popularity can cause people to do things they are not comfortable with. These influences can lead to bad habits, drug abuse or even sexual harassment. Peer pressure has a huge effect on the mental growth of young children and teens and many studies have shown that it can actually lead to mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression. Many studies have been done regarding peer pressure and its effects and it is obvious that this subject needs to be more actively researched and taught in schools. Will there ever be a way to get rid of negative peer pressure?
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I don't think that there will be a easy way to get rid of peer pressure. For that to happen people have to change, people have to mind their own business and let other people do what they want. There is no cure for it, but if society didn't make people feel bad for a different decisions then it would be easier.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Quinn – there is really no way to get rid of peer pressure. Although we can work to build a more accepting community in which people won't feel such pressure to fit in with others over being themselves.
ReplyDeleteI agree with them. People have to be confortable with them themselves instead of relying on other people's opinion. I agree with Quinn's point that unless society to stop guilting people for their individual decisions then that's when peer pressure will not be in the picture.
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