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Destruction of Teenage Years Due to The Negative Effects of Peer Pressure

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 It's common for children to be influenced by their peers upon entering secondary school as they negotiate and manage new frameworks around friendships, beliefs, and where they fit in. Students may act or speak in ways that they wouldn't otherwise do or say due to peer pressure. The pressure placed on a student by their peers to perform better in class or to resist bullying doesn't necessarily have negative effects. On the other hand, some influences can be harmful, such as peer pressure to belittle others or engage in unsafe behavior like binge drinking. This kind of peer pressure can affect a student's sense of self-worth and self-concept and may cause them to become socially isolated from their family and friends. According to one study, peer pressure has affected 85% of high school pupils. This operates as an imperceptible force with both favorable and unfavorable effects. The first can take the form of a group of similarly aged students encouraging one another to s...

Teenage Smoking as a Direct Result of Peer Pressure

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 Around 5,000 chemicals make up the complex, dynamic, and reactive composition of cigarettes and their byproducts (smoke and ash). Cigarette smoking has the capacity to injure almost every organ in the human body, brings on a plethora of ailments, and has an effect on the health of both smokers and those who come into contact with them. Long-term health effects of smoking include an increased risk of stroke and brain damage. Peer pressure is one of the main causes of cigarette smoking among students. Most adult smokers start smoking before the age of 18, and many get hooked before they graduate from high school. Therefore, why do kids light up in the first place? Both of their parents smoke. Peer pressure: Their peers persuade them to start smoking and to continue. They view smoking as a form of independence and defiance. They believe that since everyone else is smoking, so should they. Ingenious marketing strategies have been utilized by the tobacco industry to specifically target...