Young people are often influenced in their behaviors and situations by others in the same age. This is called “peer pressure”. Do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?

Young people’s

behaviors

manner of acting or controlling yourself

behaviours

and different circumstances are mostly affected by their peers since they are surrounded by them. The issue of “

peer

pressure

” is of paramount importance and no one is immune to it. I personally believe,

peer

pressure

can be both positive as well as negative,

however

the advantages are far more.

Peer

pressure

can have positive effects if peers are good. Good peers can be good examples for each other in every

aspects

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aspect

of life. If pears are committed

doing

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to do

well in school and their lessons, they can encourage other peers to strive to work hard and achieve their goals and graduate with flying

colors

a flag that shows its nationality

colours

.

Secondly

,

upstanding

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Upstanding

peers are more likely to influence others to build positive qualities in themselves. What is more, peers might get each other involved in sports or religious groups and help others to make crucial decisions in the same situations that they have experienced before in their life like deciding university major or pursuing a career.

On the other hand

, if peers are not acting well they can serve as

negative role model

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a negative role model

negative role models

for other peers. These peers are more likely to pressurize other peers to commit crimes

such

as drug abuse or shop lifting. These young people who are influenced by peers are more prone to take dangerous risks when driving and break the law. The situation is compounded by the fact that, these youngsters do not obey their parents’ rules and insist to pursue their peers as opposed to their parents’

behavior

manner of acting or controlling yourself

behaviour

.

However

, I believe if parents play their part by providing friendly atmosphere at home and talking to their children concerning the consequences of negative

peer

pressure

and raise their awareness about the results of their unacceptable

behavior

manner of acting or controlling yourself

behaviour

, they can handle and tackle with negative influences of

peer

pressure

. To sum up,

peer

pressure

is inevitable and it can have advantages as well as drawbacks.

However

, I believe if parents teach their children how to handle negative side of it, it can be largely positive.