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GCSE English Literature · key term
Pressure from people of a similar age or social group to behave in a particular way in order to gain acceptance.
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Paper 1
Pressure to behave like other members of a group in order to gain their approval or acceptance.
Revise: Growing upSyal makes this comic, but it also shows how peer pressure encourages children to perform knowledge they do not possess. When Meena later repeats an obscene expression at the family’s musical gathering, she exposes the difference between knowing a phrase and understanding its meaning or appropriateness.
Part (a): Use the introductions and details in the extracts to explain relevant social context, such as hierarchy, peer pressure and attitudes towards seeking adult help.
Part (a): Use the introductions and extract details to infer relevant social context, such as peer pressure, hierarchy and the need for acceptance. AO1 and AO3 each carry twice the weighting of AO2.
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Influence from people of a similar age or social position that encourages someone to behave in a particular way, often to gain acceptance or avoid rejection.
