Q.Answer the following questions:
- How important is it for you to be accepted by your peers?
- What are some situations in which you have, or someone you know has, experienced peer pressure?
- Why do you think it's so difficult to withstand peer pressure?
- What would you do if one of your friends began pressuring you to do something you didn't want to do, or didn't approve?
- If someone were consistently trying to pressure you to do something you were uncomfortable with, would you consider that person a friend? Why or why not?
- Why do you think peer pressure is so often associated with negative behaviour?
- What are some ways to avoid negative peer pressure?
- Is there positive peer pressure?
- What are the ways in which friends could have a positive influence?
Share your views with the class.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Peer pressure is powerful during adolescence because peer approval and independence both matter intensely at this stage — but peer influence can be positive just as easily as negative.
This activity sits directly inside the chapter's discussion of adolescent psycho-social change. Section 9.3's description of Raman illustrates a typical adolescent: "he also values his relationships with his friends and has begun spending more time with them" while also "started valuing his freedom." The chapter's own staged account of adolescence explains why peer pressure is so hard to resist: in Early Adolescence (10-14), "a strong peer influence is also reflected through development of relationships among peer group/friends"; in Middle Adolescence (14-17), "importance of peer pressure and peer acceptance and approval increases," and individuals may try things they consider "undesirable" just to match behaviour with peer-group belonging — which is also exactly why this age group is "prone to engage in social problems including addiction to smoking, drug abuse." …
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