Have you ever been pressured into doing something that you knew was
the wrong thing to do? Or even pressured someone into doing something
wrong? Why is it almost impossible for a kid to hang with the cool crowd,
without being pressured at least once to do something bad? The problem
with adolescents these days is that they will do anything it takes to be cool,
even if it means being pressured into doing something they know is
extremely wrong. The min causes of peer pressure are television, peers, and
It may not be obvious to the occasional television watcher, but to one
who watches a lot of TV, including all the kids shows, like the Simpsons,
will see that peer pressure is all over the television scene. What is it that most
kids do when they get home from school? Well I don't know about you, but
the first thing I did was turn on the TV Kids these days enjoy watching
shows like the Simpsons or South Park. Although these shows are just
cartoons, they have a lot of peer pressure in them. For example. In The
Simpsons, Arnie, who is a teenager is always trying to pressure someone into
drinking or smoking. When kids see this on one of their favorite TV shows,
whose to say they are not going to go out and do it themselves. To limit
television from being one of the main causes of peer pressure, parents should
always be aware of the programs that their children are watching.
Peers are also another cause of peer pressure. When you are in your
early teens, it's sad to say, but the people who have th4e most influence on
you are your peers. You will do almost anything there is to do, as long as it
makes you fit in with the cool crowd. Smoking and drinking are the main
things that children are pressured into doing today. "Come on, just take a
drag of this smoke. It won't hurt you." This was the famous line that got
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