Peer Pressure

Part I of Essay
A healthy part of children’s development is involvement with their peers. This is especially true during adolescence as teenagers develop a sense of independence from their parents. Members of a peer group often dress alike, talk about similar things, like the same music, ....

Part II of Essay
.... to view themselves as they think others see them, so they change to conform to others expectations. (Kowalski) is defined as influencing other teens exerts whether it is a comments, criticism, persuasion, or pressure to be someone else. It can be as simple as a classmate asking to copy the homework and as difficult as a friend wanting us to try drugs for the first time. Friends can make us feel so pressured into doing something else that we don’t feel it’s right, yet they have such an impact that we have no choice but to go with the flow, ....