Understanding Peer Pressure: The Hidden Dangers

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00:00let's jump into today's question the term peer pressure refers to the influence that our friends

00:06or people of similar age or status exert on us we all want to be accepted by our peers which is why

00:13most people try to fit in but sometimes fitting in means doing things that go against your morals

00:19or beliefs this can lead to some risky behaviors such as smoking drinking stealing vandalizing

00:27taking drugs and having unsafe sex and when someone pressures you into doing something you're

00:33not comfortable with you may feel like you have no choice but to give in peer pressure can be very

00:40powerful and dangerous it can lead young people to make bad decisions that they will regret later on

00:46in life it can also put them at risk of physical and emotional harm peer pressure happens all the

00:53time in schools workplaces and even online