The Pressure to Conform_ Unrealistic Beauty Standards

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00:00they may feel like they have to dress a certain way look a certain way or act a certain way in

00:06order to be accepted this is especially true for girls who are often pressured to conform

00:12to unrealistic beauty standards some may resort to extreme measures such as anorexia or cutting

00:19in order to meet these standards another factor that contributes to peer pressure is the desire

00:25to be popular we all want to be liked and respected by our peers and sometimes we think that the only

00:33way to achieve popularity is to conform to certain standards for example some teens may feel pressured

00:40to start smoking or drinking just because it's us what the popular kids do