What is peer pressure??

 Peer Pressure

Peer pressure arises when a peer group applies overt or covert pressure to carry out particular behaviors. The term "peer" frequently refers to people one is acquainted with in real life and who share the same social standing as themselves. Peer pressure can, however, also come from the greater culture. Television programs, for instance, can influence the public's behavior even when the persons on the show do not personally know every person they are influencing.

Peer pressure has the power to alter not only conduct but also ideas, views, and emotions. All people are susceptible to peer pressure, even though it is most often used to refer to the impact of friends on teenagers.

Types of peer pressure

1. Active peer pressure

2. Passive peer pressure

When someone actively tries to persuade another person to do something, this is known as active peer pressure. For instance, two friends might tell a third buddy to drive more slowly than the posted speed limit because "everyone drives that fast anyway."

Referring to behavior that is modeled or imitated is passive peer pressure. A person may be more prone to text and drive themself if they have multiple friends who do so. They could believe that if their buddies also text while driving, it must not be that bad.

Active peer pressure may not have as much of an impact on behavior as passive peer pressure, often known as unspoken pressure. Unspoken pressure can be more difficult to resist since, especially when there isn't any direct compulsion to act in a certain way, it can seem simpler to blend in with the group. Finding an opportunity to deny something may be more difficult for people who don't feel pressured.

Peer pressure is frequently viewed as a bad thing, however it isn't always the case. When people see people their own age engaging in prosocial actions, especially teens and young adults, they may be more likely to engage in these behaviors themselves. Teenagers who have friends who volunteer, for instance, are more likely to volunteer themselves, according to study.

-HARSH VARDHAN