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GCSE Sociology · key term
Influence from people of a similar age or status to behave in ways accepted by their group.
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Component 1, Component 2
Influence from peers to behave in ways accepted by their group.
Revise: Agents of SocialisationWanting acceptance can encourage someone to copy the group’s behaviour. This is peer pressure.
The influence of other members of a social group on an individual’s attitudes or behaviour.
Peer pressure can encourage helpful as well as harmful behaviour. Media messages can influence people without everyone accepting them.
Use paired examples to make the distinction clear, such as a teacher giving an official detention and friends applying peer pressure.
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Influence from people of a similar age or social position to conform to their expectations and behaviour.
Pressure from people of a similar age or social group to behave in ways they approve of.
