Handling Peer Pressure

by Clark, Kate Stevenson

• ISBN13: 9781604131208
• ISBN10: 1604131209
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS

Summary

Peer pressure in the real world is not just about dares and bullies. In fact, it sometimes can be hard to spot. Peer pressure can cause people to avoid making friends outside their own clique, follow trends without thinking, try to achieve an impossible look, not take school seriously, and let anger turn into violence. Handling Peer Pressure examines the many different kinds of peer pressure, where it comes from, and how to beat it-in addition to telling the stories of some remarkable people who did.

Author Biography

Kate Stevenson Clark earned her bachelor's degree in newspaper journalism from Syracuse University and specializes in writing nonfiction books for middie and high school readers. She lives in Bern, Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Peer Pressure in the Real World	p. 13
The Popularity Game	p. 22
The Pressure to Fit In	p. 33
Conforming to a Look	p. 45
Fanning the Flames of Anger	p. 55
Under Pressure in the Classroom	p. 71
Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Other Drugs	p. 82
Overcoming Peer Pressure	p. 89
Glossary	p. 96
Bibliography	p. 98
Further Resources	p. 106
Picture Credits	p. 107
Index	p. 108
About the Author and Consultants	p. 112
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Excerpts

Real-life peer pressure is not just about dares and bullies and can be much harder to spot. Peer pressure can cause people to avoid making friends outside their own clique, follow trends without thinking, try to achieve an impossible look, not take school seriously, and let anger turn into violence.Handling Peer Pressureexamines the many different kinds of peer pressure, where it comes from, and how to beat it—and tells the stories of some remarkable people who did. History and current events topics covered include:Eating disordersGandhi and the struggle to make India accept various classes of peopleHow TV shows and the media perpetuate stereotypesNellie Bly and the pressure to fit into male and female stereotypesTeens battling pressure to drink and smoke.

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