By Sidhartha Jha

Peer Pressure

Ever done something you didn't want todo, just to fit in? Or just because yourfriends wanted you to?

That's peer pressure

What is Peer Pressure?

Peer pressure refers to the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behaviour in order to match group norms.

Scientific Definition

Two Types of Peer Pressure

Good Peer Pressure Bad Peer Pressure

Helps you to achieve something or improve yourself

Results in a bad habit or even a tragedy

Peer Pressure

Number of Students in Grade 10 who have tried Alcohol due to Peer Pressure

TriedNot Tried

An Important Statistic

You have to be what you are, not what others want you to be

Thank You!

Brunelle, Lynn. "Peer Pressure POWER." Current Health Kids 35.1 (2011): 6-8. Health Source - Consumer Edition. Web. 4 Feb. 2012.

http://www.familyfirstaid.org/peer-pressure.html http://

library.thinkquest.org/3354/Resource_Center/Virtual_Library/Peer_Pressure/peer.htm

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