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'''Peer pressure''' is pressure applied by one's peers, or colleagues, to do something one might not otherwise do, as in committing a [[crime]] or simply behaving differently.

'''Peer pressure''' is pressure applied by one's peers, or colleagues, to do something one might not otherwise do, as in committing a [[crime]] or simply behaving differently. Peer pressure is particularly visible among teenagers. Teens' "friends" (especially in public schools) may pressure them into harmful activities like drinking, smoking, doing drugs, or having sex.

[[category:psychology]]

[[category:psychology]]

[[category:sociology]]

[[category:sociology]]