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V.Balasubramani
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[h=1]Peer pressure pendulum[/h][h=2]
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[h=2]For better or worse, this is here to stay. So how does one make the best out of it?[/h]A few years ago, a colleague was conducting a session on ‘peer pressure’ for a group of teenagers in a school. The discussion centred on how teenagers were susceptible and often fell victims to it. During the question-and-answer session, one of the students made an observation that all teachers in the school were wearing similar watches of a popular brand! The discussion led to a meaningful exchange and the consensus reached was that peer pressure affected not only students but teachers as well!
The colleague felt that this exchange opened her own mind and heart in unexpected ways.
The term ‘peer pressure’ is used very often and there are many ways of looking at it.
At one level, it is a pressure from our peers to change some aspect of ourselves to conform to a group behaviour. For example, you might find yourself listening to a particular type of music because your group does. In a larger context, societies, nation and countries are created by pressure to form an identity based on language, religion or political views.
Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/peer-pressure-pendulum/article7544272.ece?homepage=true
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[h=2]For better or worse, this is here to stay. So how does one make the best out of it?[/h]A few years ago, a colleague was conducting a session on ‘peer pressure’ for a group of teenagers in a school. The discussion centred on how teenagers were susceptible and often fell victims to it. During the question-and-answer session, one of the students made an observation that all teachers in the school were wearing similar watches of a popular brand! The discussion led to a meaningful exchange and the consensus reached was that peer pressure affected not only students but teachers as well!
The colleague felt that this exchange opened her own mind and heart in unexpected ways.
The term ‘peer pressure’ is used very often and there are many ways of looking at it.
At one level, it is a pressure from our peers to change some aspect of ourselves to conform to a group behaviour. For example, you might find yourself listening to a particular type of music because your group does. In a larger context, societies, nation and countries are created by pressure to form an identity based on language, religion or political views.
Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/peer-pressure-pendulum/article7544272.ece?homepage=true
