Peer Pressure

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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, surely nobody wanted to be called �chicken� and they might tell that �its not a big deal� but does simply lie in the realm of negativity? Does have any positive effect?
doesn�t have to be negative. William Damon, a professor and director of the Center for Human Development at Brown University pointed out how can actually help a child develop a sense of morality. Peers provide a backdrop for the values that a child learns at home. Marilyn Segal, dean of Family and School Center at Florida�s Nova Southeastern University also pointed out that � is an influence that creates ...

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