Peer Pressure on Teenagers Essay

They’re young and have life ahead of them, and they should not have to face a sentence as an adult. They make mistakes, sometimes from pressure from peers or sometimes out of anger, and trying them as an adult is unjustified and morally wrong. Making mistakes is the only way for someone to learn; if the young person is sentenced to years of community service or a jail sentence where the minor…

According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a 200% increase in teenagers since 2006. That was only 12 years ago. The rates rapidly increased when social media became a “force” (“TeenSafe”). As other issues around the globe are decreasing like disease rates, suicide rates are rapidly increasing (“TeenSafe”).…

The book Divergent is relished by teenagers and aids to encourage teenagers to be who they are being one of the reasons as to why it is ranked number one New York Times bestselling. Divergent is about a gripping dystopian tale of “electrifying choices, powerful consequences, unexpected romance, and a deeply flawed perfect society”. For the main protagonist, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is, however, she cannot have both. She makes a choice in which…

be understandable because many people at the age of 21 are more likely to be mature. A person should be considered an adult at the age of 21 because by that age they are wiser, have less peer pressure, and are more responsible, on the other hand, someone people, despite their age, are responsible.…

felt the pressure from my teachers at the time and my parents to immediately go on to higher education. Attending college for many students is the only option because you are told by your parents that is the only way to get a good paying job and a successful life. But what about the other students who can’t afford college, or students who think college isn’t for them? Sometimes college isn’t their path in life and that should be okay. Community college can…

ways that teenagers conduct their lives. It is a subculture with norms, behaviors, mores and values that differs from the main culture of society. It is a tool for teenagers to focus on self-identity and self-discovery while transiting into adulthood. During this journey, teens will seek others within the same age group to help them grow into what they want to become and to understand the world around them. Focusing on delinquency, juveniles are more open to the influence of their peers and will…

In 1963, a psychologist at Yale, Stanley Milgram, performed a study on the obedience of humans. The purpose of the study was to research “how easily ordinary people can be influenced into committing atrocities” (McLeod). The main research question was “for how long will someone continue to give shocks to another person if they are told to do so, even if they thought they could be seriously hurt” (“Milgram Experiment”). To study this, “40 males, aged between 20 and 50, whose jobs ranged from…

Said relation is not limited to simply obese teenagers, but rather anybody who has been a victim to any form of bullying and/or peer pressure. The plot was easy to follow and comprehend, and Lange went into great detail explaining every action and decision made by the main character. Overall, Lange’s novel showed beyond doubt an incredible story…

didn’t feel as if Miles was pressured into doing those things, and I think he did them out of curiosity and to satisfy his search for his “Great Perhaps.” I think Miles, and many teenagers in our age group, feel as if he needed to partake in those events, in fear of being left out. However, it does make me think about peer pressure and the teen drinking culture in modern day New Zealand. I definitely believe that there is a fine line between offering a drink, and pushing a drink, and that you…

reasons for the high rate of youth committing suicide. Teenagers may face a few problems such as they could not handle stress in their studies. Another reason could be they may have parents with abuse disorder that abuse them without any reason. Friends play an important role in every young adult’s life. Most of the drug addicted teenagers get influence from peer pressure. As Sawyer and Savy(2014) stated, “Youth is especially sensitive to peer pressure and to persuasive ideas” (p. 250).…