PeerPr essur e
Peerpr essur emayber ef er r edt oast hatpr essur et hatwef eel f r om ourpeergr oup.Ei t heri ngamesor spor t sori nst udi es.Thi spr essur ecanal sobeposi t i v eornegat i v e. I thappensusual l yt hati nschool sorcol l eges, whenwet akepar ti nsomecompet i t i on, t henourt hose peer swhoar enotcapabl et opar t i ci pat eort owi ni nt hatcompet i t i on st ar tdemot i v at i ngusandasa r esul tei t herwedon’ tpar t i ci pat ei nt hecompet i t i onorwef ai l t owi ni nt hatcompet i t i on.Somet i mes whenwear epr epar i ngf orexamsandst udy i ngi nf r ontofourpeer s, t heyst ar tt easi ngusandasar esul t , ourconcent r at i ondi v er t sf r om st udi esr esul t i ngi npoorper f or mancei nexams. Peer s, t hosepeopl ewhobel ongt oourage, ourcl ass, ourschool ort heywor kwi t hus.Peer spl ayav er y i mpor t antandspeci al r ol ei nourl i v es, ei t herwecansayi naposi t i v ewayori nanegat i v eway , i t dependsuponhowwer eactt ot hem.Especi al l y , i nschool sandcol l eges, wegotmanyf r i ends, al l ofour agegr oup.Andal l oft hem hav easpeci al bondwi t hus.Soi ti sal mosti mpossi bl et ogetdi sconnect ed t ot hem ort oi gnor et hem.Ther ef or ehowt heybehav eandwhat ev ert heysayl eav esagr eati mpacton ourmi nds, may bef orl i f et i me.Ther ef or ei ti snecessar yt ohav eagoodpeergr oup.
My t hv s.Real i t y : What ' st r ue?Whati sn' t ?Soci et al i ssuesof t enengenderdi f f er entopi ni ons, buti t ' si mpor t antt ohav ea goodgr aspont hef act si nor dert obestunder st andapr obl em.Her e, wehi ghl i ghtsomeoft hemy t hs st udent smi ghthav ehear daboutpeerpr essur e, andpr ov i dear eal i t ycheckt oputi ti nt oper spect i v e.
MYTH: Al l peerpr essur ei snegat i v e. Real i t y : Peerpr essur ecanbegoodi fi tpushesaper sonoutoft hei rcomf or tzoneandgi v est hem an oppor t uni t yt odi scov ernewt hi ngs. MYTHS: 1. Gi v i ngi nt opeerpr essur emeansaper sonwi l l f i ti nandf eel bet t eraboutt hemsel v es. 2. Badbehav i orcanbeexcusedbypeerpr essur e. 3. Peerpr essur edoesn' tgetr eal l ybadunt i l t het eeny ear s. 4.Bul l y i ngi saf actofl i f e.I thappenst oev er y body , andi snor mal . 5. Youngpeopl eshoul dl ear nt owor kt hr oughpeerpr essur esont hei rown. 6.Thosewhodon' tgi v ei nt opeerpr essur ewi ndupf eel i ngl onel yandout cast . 7.Peerpr essur ecomesonl yf r om f r i endsandpeer s. 8.Ther e' snot hi ngany onecandoaboutpeerpr essur e. 9.Peerpr essur ei mpact saper son' ssoci al l i f e, butt y pi cal l ydoesnotext endt ot hei reducat i on. Peerpr essur et endst ogr owi ni nt ensi t yasst udent smov eupt hr ought hegr ades; byt het i met heyr each hi ghschool , f i t t i ngi nhasbecomeapr i or i t y-andof t enasour ceofanxi et y —t omany .Whi l epeer pr essur ecanbemani f est edi nanynumberofway s, i t ' st y pi cal l yf ocusedi naf ewcommonar eas: 1.Dr ugsandal cohol 2.St eal i ng 3.Sexual act i v i t y 4.Sui ci de.