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Jimmy Spagna

Br. Tom

Teen and Peer pressure

Teens and Peer Pressure

I like most teens have a tendency of falling into peer pressure. When friends your own age push you toward making a certain choice,

good or bad that is called peer pressure. I don’t think that adults understand peer pressure there is out in today’s society. The three main

things I don’t think that adults get about teen peer pressure are fitting in with the crowd, how hard it is to say no, and how teens don’t

think ahead and what the consequences will be in the future. The problem is there are many bad things out in the world that it is hard to

control.

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First off I think fitting in with the in-crowd is a major reason why teens fall into peer pressure. The in-crowd or “cool people” is what

everyone strives to be apart of. I don’t think that parents get the drive teens have to be a group member to this “crew.” Some people will do

anything to be in that group, and a lot of those things are not the best overall decisions. Teens fall into the in-crowd peer pressure

because they don’t think they are liked enough and want to make a name for themselves. Teens also are afraid of being rejected by

others, don’t want to lose a friend, and want to appear grown up. "Have you ever given in to pressure? Like when a friend begs to borrow

something you don’t want to give up or to do something your parents say is off limits?" [[%3Cspan|http://www.thecoolspot.gov/peer_pressure2.asp]] P

I think that the majority of the adults don’t know how hard it is to say no. In today’s society there are many different types of temptations

out in the world. With the technology there is today peers can do many things on the internet alone, good or bad. If your best buddy, who

you have known for since you were little, came up to you and asked you to try this stuff would you? You would think you could trust him

or her, but you just never know these days. Peers can impose a lot of pressure on others to make rapid decisions. P

The third and final thing that I don’t think that adults get is that teens don’t think things through before they do them. Teens for the most

part just go with their gut feeling at that moment with out thinking of the consequences of what it will bring. Adults for the most part think

“now why would he or she do such a stupid thing like that,” it’s because we as teens don’t think things through. During the experience

they may feel good or glad they made the decision, but when you face the worst possible consequence you will not be laughing. The next

step is the embarrassment process where the teen who has fallen for the peer pressure feels bad for themselves and others for the

decision they made. We live by the choices we make whether they are bad or good that is the way we live. P

After writing this paper a finally realized why parents sometimes don’t understand how easy it is to be a victim of peer pressure. I am

going to try and stay away from the three main types of peer pressure. I know how are it is say no to my peers, but I know what is right

and moral that’s what matters the most. I may not be able to go to as many parties or try new things, but at least I know what is good for

my health and for me.


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