Lastly, peer pressure can influence you in a way that pressures you to give up personal pleasures just so you can be one of the crowd. Teens do this because they are so desperate to conform to their friends and peer’s values. Kids that are into singing, reading, writing, and any other extracurricular activities, may pass those hobbies up to go to the mall with friends. It is typically known that the ones who have once given something up, make fun of the people remaining in the hobbies. Some people even give up the …show more content…
It is something that everyone will have to deal with as they are growing up and maturing. I believe that it is an issue that can be reduced, if not stopped. It is hurting, and putting lives into danger every single day. Everyone should be respected for who they are, not what they do. No one should feel as if they are pressured into something they are not comfortable with, or even changing to meet someone else’s expectations. Peer pressure is extremely serious, and everyone needs to know the importance of it, and the consequences that can