Peer Pressure Is it all hype?

Question

I have found No real Peer Pressure in the two years of High School i have gone.........I have been ask to have a drink i have said no and that was it no "Peer Pressure" I have also said yes to a drink.....the only thing of "peer pressure" i have found was doing something stupid for a girl....but that was just me being dumb founded by a hot girl......so what do you think? is peer pressure hpyed up from or parents and teacher?

Answer 1

It is one of the strongest tools of any cultures, or society , or civilization, or whatever you want to call the structure around us. Genetically we are build to take influence from people around us.

Answer 2

I don't think peer pressure is real. People ask me to do stuff, and if i say no they jsut stop.

NO ONE ever says "oh come on, you'll like it." or "your just scared."

No one really cares if you do something or not.

And if you REALLY don't wanna do it, then you wont.

If you do it, then you wanted to see what it was like.

Answer 3

Peer pressure is simply the suggestion

of something unusual for the average teen.

Above you have mentioned three different

incidents of approach and suggestion.

Dumb things happen for dumb reasons

and thus it is called peer pressure.

Answer 4

Peer Pressure is real, though some are more easily swayed by  it than others.  It is often subtle, and no one is immune.  Peer pressure includes things like how you dress, or how you wear your hair, probably just like your friends do.

  It includes your general outlook on things like politics, what cars are "cool", and even which teachers that you like or dislike.

  

    Look up the experiments of doctors Asch, and Merton back in the 50's and 60's.  It's interesting reading, and I am sure that you can draw parallels with the things that you see every day.

Answer 5

it can be strong if u let it be stronger than you. i pretty much think like you. in my high school years, id say no n it was no. sumtimes id be like ok. watever. but i think thats a personal choice and if u let it, itll eat u up. if ur that dumb and cant think for urself. i can pressure myself for a better grade. the B should b an A. haha parents n teachers can pressure you, but if its positive cool, if it hurts and is stressful, find a diff approach.