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3 HANDLING PEER PRESSURE

I Want to Be Popular

“I am not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine”
—BRUCE LEE

Can you think of a few things that your friends say which make you uncomfortable? Write them in
the blank bubbles.

You will regret it if you
don’t listen to us.

You are so boring. You
always stick to the rules.

If you don’t come along,
you will miss all the fun.

Peer pressure is actually the confusion you feel in your mind—whether you should be going along
with what your friends are saying or listening to your inner voice. It is normal to feel this confusion.
What matters is how well you judge what is good for you and what is not.

Conceptual Terms:

Peer pressure: Unreasonable: Ridiculed: Dilemma: Intuition:
Infl uence of Not based on Made fun of or Situation where Something we
friends and good sense looked down a choice needs to know without
classmates on your or logic upon by others be made between analysing or
decisions two options knowing the
reason for

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