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Can teachers do things that exert peer pressure on teens?
Absolutely! Depending on the relationship between students and teachers, a teacher can easily be percieved as part of the peer
group. There are lots of situations that merit a more casual relationship between students and a teacher and when this happens
it is very easy for teens to consider the teacher to be one of their own. In this situation a teacher s often viewed as a leader
and can exert peer pressure just like any other group leader. This is not always a bad thing. In youth groups for at risk teens
advisors are often viewed as peers rather than authority figures and this is actually beneficial. In this situation the advisor
can model positive behaviors and it is good that he/she be looked up to by teens. Another way teachers exert peer pressure is by
counting on peer pressure to keep unruly kids in line. Everybody has had a teacher who has punished the entire class with detention
when one or two people act out. This is another example of how teachers may use peer pressure. Remember, not all peer pressure is bad.
Has peer pressure ever caused anybody any real harm?
Yes. Peer pressure has led to drug overdoses, fatal car accidents, unwanted pregnancy, severe accidents and violent crime. When negative peer
pressure rears its ugly head, anything awful can and will happen. Even seemingly minor things like teasing can cause emmotional
scars that will last a lifetime. Peer pressure has led teens to be extremely cruel to other teens and when that happens the victim
is often changed forever. Yes, peer pressure definitely does cause real harm to real people.
Can peer pressure lead to suicide?
Peer pressure has been known to lead to suicide and suicide attempts. Teens who feel too pressured by their peers have chosen suicide
as a way out. Other teens have been so badly harassed by groups of teens (some of who would have been giving in to peer pressure when d
doing the harassing) that they felt suicide was the only way to end the struggle. Peer pressure is a difficult thing to deal
with and some teens have taken drastic measures. While teens who choose suicide most likely have more going on than difficulties
coping with peer pressure, negative peer pressure can be a contributing factor.
Can peer pressure lead to school violence?
Definitely. As is well known with the Columbine incident, peer pressure can be a significant factor in school violence.
There can be peer pressure in the form of pressure to go through with violence once a threat has been made. There can also be peer pressure in the sense
that bullying (and related pressure) feed the anger and resentment that can lead to violence.
Next Page > FAQ's on Peer Pressure - Master List > Pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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