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Peer Pressure
Question | Answer |
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What is peer pressure? | The pressure to do what others your age are doing. |
Who are peers? | People your same age. |
What are role models? | People that young people look up to. |
When is peer pressure bad? | When it goes against your values and beliefs. |
How can peer pressure by good? | When a friend encourages you to study hard for a big test |
What is a gang? | A group of people who associate with one another because they have something in common. They are often associated with criminal activities. |
What is negative peer pressure? | What you feel when your peers try to talk you into doing something you do not want to do. |
What is manipulation? | A negative way to control or influence another person. |
What are the 3 ways people try to manipulation? | They appeal to courage, appeal to the desire to belong or they appeal to guilt |
What questions do you ask yourself regarding peer pressure? | Does it hurt me, my reputation, property, or someone else? |
What is a passive response to peer pressure? | Giving in or backing down from standing up for what you believe. |
What is an aggressive response to peer pressure? | Responses that are hostile and violate the rights of others. |
What are assertive responses to peer pressure? | You directly and honestly state your thoughts and feelings. |
What are 3 ways to take a stand against peer pressure? | Say no, offer alternatives, and take action. |