My topic is peer pressure and it is timely because it applies to college students all over the U.S. Peer pressure is all over colleges and comes in many forms. Some peer pressure is positive and some is negative, like binge drinking. The pressure to drink and binge drink in college is one of the most common types of peer pressure. Students are all pressured by friends and acquaintances to drink and some times binge drink to the point where it is life threatening. It was reported that 47% of college students reported that they drank until the point where they blacked out. A lot of kids fall into the trap and feel the pressure to drink almost every weekend. Most kids do not know how to say no or stand up for what they believe in because they don’t have their family and friends to support them. Also, they want to feel accepted and included so they drink a long with everyone else and sometimes they over drink, which can lead to death. It was proven that there is more peer pressure among males when it comes to drinking in college because they try to keep with their buddies. They also drink in order to loosen up and gain confidence. However, there are good types of peer pressure in college as well. One example is joining a community service program because all of the kids around them are doing it. This is good because they are doing something beneficial for their community and themselves. Peer pressure is said to help people analyze themselves and find themselves. It can help people gain confidence and to do what makes them happy instead of conforming to everyone else’s idea of what is “cool.” Peer pressure will always be there and every college student faces it at one point or another.
It's nice to hear about positive types of peer pressure. There isn't enough of it in my opinion. It's kind of sad to see some of the binge drinking that goes on, especially considering many of the people are doing so because of peer pressure. It's one thing to have some fun, but it's often capable of altering or ruining lives. In reality, there are probably only a small number of students who would drink excessively due to mental problems, or other personal issues. Unfortunately, many other students are pulled in.
ReplyDeleteYeah it was nice to read about the positives of peer pressure and how it can help a student find their niche. Also i agree with you that there def is not enough of the positive peer pressures in college. Yeah you are probably right about that most students are pulled in to drinking. I am trying to find stats about it.
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