The Effects Of Peer Pressure In High School

Peer pressure is a bit of a problem more because of things like social media and the generation and how they're being taught to go about it. It affects people differently every time it happens, which goes along with the reason there are so many different definitions for it according to different people. There's a quote that goes “It's Better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.” This goes along with the entire essay and some definitions because our elders

I woke up with the worst feeling. It was as if a bus had just run me over. I got up to start my daily routine. I brushed my teeth, ate my breakfast, grabbed my backpack, and walked out the door. Maybe it was just me, but it seemed like everyone was staring at me and knew what I was thinking. This cloud of guilt just hung over me as I walked to class. I sit down next to Nick and pull out my books. My forensics teacher stands up and begins to talk. “Good morning class she says, today we will be studying the death of Megan McConagal”. My heart drops and Nick gives me a shameful look. “Now I know this may be a sore subject for some of you, but it will be graded, so I expect all of you to participate”. Have you ever heard of peer pressure? Well it got me into a hole that I can't get out of. Today is February 20th of 2017. One year ago today, I got away with murder.

We often hear about the dangers of peer pressure to teenagers. Teenagers take drugs, skip school, get drunk, or have sex because their friends do these things. However, there is another—perhaps equally bad—effect of peer pressure. Desperate to conform to their friends’ values, teens may give up their interests in school, in hobbies, and even in certain people.

As a high school student, there are many pressures to be what everyone else wants you to be, to be on the same mental level as everyone surrounding you, and

In elementary, my peer status was average. I wasn’t popular, but I had several friends. Most of my friends were my neighbors from where I used to live. As a middle school student, my peer status was also average. My friends from elementary also went to the same middle school. I was part of the soccer team and I made new friends. In high school, I would say that my peer status was also average. I went to three different high schools because we would constantly move to a new residence. However, I made many friends throughout my years in high school.

Manteca High has always been a diverse place, where anything is allowed and okay. With recent controversy of signs being hung around the campus students have found themselves thinking a lot more. It’s changing their thoughts cause most people around agree with it. Is peer pressure really that big of a thing?

Motivation is the influence or force that causes someone to do something (“Merriam-Webster Dictionary” n.d.). To determine why children lack motivation to complete classes, the cause to their de-motivation needs targeted. When children are motivated, they will succeed with a sense of accomplishment. “Encouragement is the key to motivation” (Nelsen, Lott par 2 2015). If a child is encouraged and praised for their achievement’s, they feel a sense of self-worth, which develops a high self-esteem. Individuals with a high self-esteem accomplish goals. Peer pressure has been identified as a big impact on teenagers, and contrary to popular belief, Secure Teen (2013) has found that peer pressure may encourage positive influences on our youth. To promote motivation and a high self-esteem students could participate in groups to thrive in the classroom. These groups would be called N-I-A-F (No-one is a failure), not a typical study group or therapy, a community of academic socializing to motivate students toward success. Peers would encourage each other in N-I-A-F, and work as teams to achieve. Teens need to know their capabilities and weaknesses along with being praised for their proficiencies to be motivated. Knowing your weaknesses is empowering and shows that you are human (Scivicque 2011). The idea that students helping one another could ultimately be the key to the underachiever or unmotivated is an

Peer pressure is most commonly found in the ages of 12-19 years old. Some teens have the tendency to let their peers talk them into doing things they wouldn’t normally do. The most common experiences of peer pressure happen throughout high school and college. They want to be accepted by their peers so they will often do several things to impress them. Some feel like since others are doing it they have to do it too in order to fit it. There are many varieties of peer pressure it could be how you walk or talk, what clothes you wear, and the type of music you listen to. Most teens are still learning to adapt to

In high school peer pressure is stronger then ever. Students are critically judged by their peers and are forced to either compromise one’s own moral values to fit into the group or face being ostracized and out casted. Students sometimes feel backed against a wall and following the group is sometimes easier than going against the grain.

"Come on, you know you want to do it!" "You are such a loser, just do it already!" "Are you chicken?" Many of us will agree that these are familiar statements that we have either said or heard. Peer pressure is everywhere. Schools, jobs, sports, home, and life in general. Most of the peer pressure we face occurs in school when we are surrounded by our friends or people we are trying to fit in with. These encounters help shape us and can cause us to make difficult choices. It's through these difficult choices that we can either take a path of trouble and destruction or rise up and stand our ground. Everyone has to deal with peer pressure at some point and it’s how you deal with it that turns peer pressure into either a negative or a positive in your life. Even though there are times when peer pressure is positive, the majority of the peer pressure facing kids today has a negative effect and can lead them to extremes such as gang behavior or even sex.

"Would you jump off a bridge, if your friends did?" a mom said to her teenage son, Andrew. Andrew had decided to give into peer pressure and went against his parents' wishes by staying out all night. Andrew did not think that his parents would be extremely upset since they knew he was with his friends. However, his parents were worried that he had been kidnapped and they would possibly never see him again. When he arrived back at his house his parents were relieved but at the same time very distraught. Whether the effect of peer pressure is positive or negative there is an influence on a person’s life. Teenagers are more likely to give into peer pressure and most the time it results from the negative influence that teenagers have on one another. Peer pressure has long-term effects that can be fixed by saying “no” or choosing friends wisely.

The peer pressure also can supervise students in stopping illegal activities, inappropriate behaviors, and something could damage students’ health. When the good advice comes from peers, students are more likely to change. In addition, it always has the positive results when students learn the bad consequences from their peers. According to the Red Cross (2006), peer pressure is commonly used in preventing HIV around the world, and it actually has already achieved effectively and successfully results. Students share the same education background, same language, and similar attitude; therefore, educate students by peer pressure can effectively get good results, and that is the reason why peer education is currently used in a wide range of programs, activities, and movements.

The topic pertaining to the social problem that I will be focusing on will be on how peer pressure is correlated to conformity. The sociological perspective I will be applying towards my research will encompass Symbolic Interaction Sociological Perspective. I will be addressing one of the many social problems that many adolescent males undergo. I will be addressing and highlighting adolescence males living in Los Angeles, California who are peer pressured into bullying by their peers and conforming to peer pressure that leads to Cyber-bullying and Cyber-crimes. Bullies are misinterpreted as perpetrators; however, they were at some point victims too and created due to lack of social intervention and significantly affected by the

“Just take one sip,” your half-drunk best friend says. You know you do not want to, but you are hesitant to say no, why? Children and teenagers everywhere are being constantly pestered by their peers to do what is “cool” in order to fit in. Unfortunately, some people will cave in to the enticing offer in order to keep their friends and a popular reputation. This is known as peer pressure. Peer pressure is the influence an individual feels from a person or group of people around his/her age to do something he/she would not consider trying. In addition, peer pressure provides a number of negative effects such as, tempting an individual to try bad activities, causing him/her to rely too much on the group of people, and leading a person poor choices. There are a surplus amount of negative effects peer pressure can provide for adolescents around the world.

Peer pressure refers to the social pressure by members of one’s peer group to take a certain action, adopt a certain value, in order to fit in with a certain peer group. Consequently, it shapes one’s view of the environment, and on oneself. People seek group conformity and acceptance, therefore, peer pressure impact us on a day-to-day basis, especially, on teenagers. According to Erik Erikson’s developmental stage, teenagers seek their identities. Peer pressure encourages them to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors in order to conform to group norms. Negative peer pressure can mislead teenagers