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how does it works? the understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or a way of behaving that can be investigated.

How does peer pressure in 7th and 8th grade work!!!

=**Conclusion: **= ==Negative peer pressure occurs when a group coerces someone into doing something inappropriate.The group makes it clear that the person will be kicked out of the group or targeted for revenge if she does not participate. The group also makes it clear that participation leads to acceptance by the group, which is very desirable during the teen years.The activity may be as simple as drinking alcohol at a party or smoking marijuana. It could extend to committing a crime or engaging in unprotected sex. Whatever the activity, the person being pressured feels torn between his value system and his desire to be accepted or avoid the group's punishment. When a teen gives in then they loose faith in themselves and they stop believing in their ability to stand for themselves. Peer pressure happens when a teen wants to belong on a group, mostly in the popular group. What populars do to persuade others is to say like: If you want to be popular you have to do it, don't be mum's baby, be brave, you scared? and many other things that make others feel bad, and people say yes to prove that they aren't what the others call him or her.== = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

= = =**MARIAJOSE OROZCO 6A 07/05/12**=

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How might peer pressure effect you in relation to alcohol consumption? Peer pressure may be a positive influence and help to challenge or motivate you to do your best. For example, if your friends tell you you've had enough to drink and you are embarrassing yourself (and them) you might feel pressured to stop.

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Peer pressure may also result in you doing stuff that may not fit with your sense of what is right and wrong. For example, you may feel like you've had enough to drink on a night out, but be pressured by friends to drink more because they want a big night and everyone else is still drinking. ======

surveys: In what ways have you experienced peer pressure? What consequences do you think may happen in a case of peer pressure?

interviews: ¿ De que manera se puede prevenir y controlar el consumo de droga? (function) ¿te dejaste influenciar? Si/no ¿por qué? (function) ¿de que manera reaccionaron tu compañeros a tu respuesta? (function)

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: == Peer pressure in some ways it can be a positive influence... or sometimes it can be dangerous in this case by drugs. sometimes cosmuming can be an stuff that may not fit with your sence of what is right or wrong. ==

= = =Alejandro Bastidas 10/5/12= = = =Negative peer pressure touches almost every teen at some point. Adults also face it at times. Peer pressure lessons learned by giving in can be extremely damaging, or empowering, depending on the outcome.= ===To avoid emotional upheaval, it is important for parents to give adolescents tools for coping with peer pressure. This helps kids make the right decisions when they are faced with negative peer pressure situations. The need for peer acceptance is extremely strong in the teen years. Standing up for oneself is of extreme importance, and can be very difficult.=== ===__//**What Negative Peer Pressure Is Like.**//__ Negative peer pressure occurs when a group coerces someone into doing something inappropriate. The group makes it clear that the person will be kicked out of the group or targeted for revenge if she does not participate. The group also makes it clear that participation leads to acceptance by the group, which is very desirable during the teen years.=== ===The activity may be as simple as drinking alcohol at a party or smoking marijuana. It could extend to committing a crime or engaging in unprotected sex. Whatever the activity, the person being pressured feels torn between his value system and his desire to be accepted or avoid the group's punishment.=== ===__//**Why Giving in Is Bad.**//__ If a teen gives in and participates, putting acceptance ahead of her values, the teen loses faith in herself. She stops believing in her ability to stand up for herself, and her ability to live consistently with the values she wants to have. Once she has compromised her values, it becomes easier to do it again the next time. She may let her values go after a while, and go further participate in situations that she otherwise would have resisted.=== ===The damage to the teen's self esteem is lasting. It can lead to depression or other emotional illnesses over time. Participating in illegal or immoral activities can also lead to legal trouble or health problems.=== ===__//**Avoiding Negative Peer Pressure.**//__ A teen who has been taught to stand up for his values is more likely to avoid situations in which he is asked to compromise them. If he stands up to the group, refusing to participate in their plans, he will save his self respect. The group may reject him or attempt to humiliate him; if he tells others or gravitates toward people who support him, he will avoid the difficulties of this situation. In some cases, the teen who stands up to peer pressure winds up being the leader of the group, because he's voicing concerns that others are too afraid to share.=== ===In the end, he can find a group of peers who are more in line with his value system. He can feel good about himself and his ability to take a stand. This is the desired outcome because it strengthens the teen as a person.===

= observation/experience: = = = = = = = = = ==**Prior knowledge: The group that persuades others make it clear that the person would be kicked out of the group or targeted for revenge if he or she does not participate. That is why most of the victims say yes and accept the terms. If a teen gives in and participates then they would loose faith of themselves and become dependent on others, drugs and alcohol. If a teen takes a stand to peer pressure then others would follow his example and make him leader of other group.**== = =

your freinds may challenge you to do something - good or bad. They may use guilt, threats, or insults to make you do what they want. They might not ask you to do anything, but you may feel you have to do something because your friends are doing it.  media type="custom" key="17185760" width="108" height="108"  a group of teenagers offer drug to a girl she wanted to join in that group so she accept but then she realized it may damage her social and physical life and decided to go back and take the right decision which was to say "NO" SO BE YOURSELF! TAKE RISKS TO SAY NO OF YOU DONT WANT TO DO WHAT PEOPLE ARE OFFERING TO YOU!

BY: Gabriela de Lemos and Mariajose Orozco.
= = = mariajose orozco 9/05/12 = prior knowledge: peer pressured is a kind of manipulating people to do what you want just because that person wants to join in the popular group and its also a way of moving away form family and being more with friends. when you say no to something they must respect your decicions,. dont letting manipulate by others to became to a popular group.

Gabriela de Lemos 10/5/12 prior knowledge: Saying NO may change your life, maybe you havent take a risk to say no but believe me it can because saying that word you are saying a bunch of significants such as " i wont try " " its my decision " or " anything is going to make my mind change" keep repeating this every time the offer you drug and your future will change completely

=Alejandro Bastidas 7/5/12=

= [] = I'll leave you a link to a video explaining the function of peer pressure, the video is home made but it has some true facts. Watch and enjoy = prior knowledge: = People try to make you feel bad, they pick on you, exclude you and to stop that the people affected mostly say yes, others are annoyed and try to make others understand that they are not the type of person that consumes drugs or alcohol, but sometimes they fail. = =

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