People have always been influenced by many things around them. Peers and friends of the same age group are one of the key things who have a substantial influence on a person's life choices and decisions. This particular influence is called "peer pressure" which can be very disadvantageous for a person as it may lead to some very dangerous and life threatening choices.
First and foremost, as per scientific research, peer pressure is linked to one of the highest stress factors in a person's day to day life. This pressure from the friend often leads a person to do things which they will think twice before doing under normal circumstances. For example, in a friend circle of five one is a non-smoker there is a very good probability of him to start smoking due to peer pressure and get addicted to smoking for his whole life.
While this peer pressure is usually not addressed, although it can change a person's personality in a way that he starts to behave, dress and even speak like his peers. This happens when a person tries to be a part of the group, but they don't accept him until he actually starts to look like him. For instance, when I tried to be a part of the skateboarding group, as they were also from the same street, they were not very open to teach and mingle with me until I started to dress and act like them. This eventually lead me to start drinking as they all were regular drinkers unlike me so in order for them to be my good friends I started to go to pubs and drinking regularly.
In conclusion, peer pressure usually is quite powerful, mostly negative, and it can cause a person to change his lifestyle and personality in order to be accepted by people of the same age group. I personally think that the disadvantages of peer pressure far outweigh the few advantages of it.
People
have always
been influenced
by
many
things around them.
Peers
and
friends
of the same age
group
are one of the key things who have a substantial influence on a person's life choices and decisions. This particular influence
is called
"
peer pressure
"
which can be
very
disadvantageous for a
person
as it may lead to
some
very
dangerous
and life threatening choices.
First
and foremost, as per scientific research,
peer
pressure
is linked
to one of the highest
stress
factors in a person's
day to day
life. This
pressure
from the
friend
often
leads a
person
to do things which they will
think
twice
before
doing under normal circumstances.
For example
, in a
friend
circle of five one is a non-smoker there is a
very
good
probability of him to
start
smoking due to
peer
pressure
and
get
addicted to smoking for his whole life.
While this
peer
pressure
is
usually
not addressed, although it can
change
a person's personality in a way that he
starts
to behave, dress and even speak like his
peers
. This happens when a
person
tries to be a part of the
group
,
but
they don't accept him until he actually
starts
to look like him.
For instance
, when I tried to be a part of the skateboarding
group
, as they were
also
from the same street, they were not
very
open to teach and mingle with me until I
started
to dress and act like them. This
eventually
lead me to
start
drinking as they all were regular drinkers unlike me
so
in order for them to be my
good
friends
I
started
to go to pubs and drinking
regularly
.
In conclusion
,
peer
pressure
usually
is quite powerful,
mostly
negative
, and it can cause a
person
to
change
his lifestyle and personality in order to be
accepted
by
people
of the same age
group
. I
personally
think
that the disadvantages of
peer
pressure
far outweigh the few advantages of it.