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For example, if one is involved with a group of people that are [[ambitious]] and working to succeed, one might feel pressured to follow suit to avoid feeling excluded from the group. Sometimes the child is pressuring themselves. They feel like they need the group to be [[cool]]. Therefore, the youth would be pressured into improving themselves, bettering them in the long run. This is most commonly seen in youths that are active in [[sports]] or other extracurricular activities where conformity with one's [[peer group]] is strongest. |
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For example, if one is involved with a group of people that are [[ambitious]] and working to succeed, one might feel pressured to follow suit to avoid feeling excluded from the group. Sometimes the child is pressuring themselves. They feel like they need the group to be [[cool]]. Therefore, the youth would be pressured into improving themselves, bettering them in the long run. This is most commonly seen in youths that are active in [[sports]] or other extracurricular activities where conformity with one's [[peer group]] is strongest. |
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While socially accepted kids are the best in high school because of having the most class resources, the most opportunities and the most positive experiences, research shows that being in the popular crowd may also be a [[risk]] factor for mild to moderate deviant behavior.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} Popular [[adolescent]]s are the most socialized into their peer groups and thus are vulnerable to peer pressures, such as behaviors usually reserved for those of a greater maturity and understanding, such as the use of [[drug]]s or sex. Adolescence is a time of experimentation with new identities and experiences. The culture of [[high school]] often has its own social norms that are different from the outside culture. Some of these norms may not be especially positive or beneficial. Socially accepted kids are often accepted for the sheer fact that they conform well to the norms of teen culture, good and bad aspects included. Popular adolescents are more strongly associated with their peer groups in which they may together experiment with things like [[alcohol]], cigarettes and drugs. Although there are a few risk factors correlated with popularity, deviant behavior is often only mild to moderate. Regardless, social acceptance provides more overall protective factors than risk factors.<ref>Allen, Porter, McFarland, Marsh, & McElhaney (2005). The two faces of adolescents' success with pears |
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While socially accepted kids are the best in high school because of having the most class resources, the most opportunities and the most positive experiences, research shows that being in the popular crowd may also be a [[risk]] factor for mild to moderate deviant behavior.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} Popular [[adolescent]]s are the most socialized into their peer groups and thus are vulnerable to peer pressures, such as behaviors usually reserved for those of a greater maturity and understanding, such as the use of [[drug]]s or sex. Adolescence is a time of experimentation with new identities and experiences. The culture of [[high school]] often has its own social norms that are different from the outside culture. Some of these norms may not be especially positive or beneficial. Socially accepted kids are often accepted for the sheer fact that they conform well to the norms of teen culture, good and bad aspects included. Popular adolescents are more strongly associated with their peer groups in which they may together experiment with things like [[alcohol]], cigarettes and drugs. Although there are a few risk factors correlated with popularity, deviant behavior is often only mild to moderate. Regardless, social acceptance provides more overall protective factors than risk factors.<ref>Allen, Porter, McFarland, Marsh, & McElhaney (2005). The two faces of adolescents' success with pears |
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: Adolescent popularity, social adaptation, and deviant behavior. ''Child Development .. megha and diksha'', ''76'', 757-760.</ref> |
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: Adolescent popularity, social adaptation, and deviant behavior. ''Child Development .. megha and diksha'', ''76'', 757-760.</ref> |