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An interest in aspects of bullying sprouted in the 1990s due to media coverage of student suicides, peer beatings, and school shootings. [2] Yet such negative outcomes are rare. One of the most well-known cases concerning the effects of peer victimization is the Columbine High School massacre of 1999 in Columbine, Colorado, United States.
There has been much research done to gain a better understanding about the effects of peer pressure, and this research will allow parents to handle and understand their children's behaviors and obstacles they will face due to their peer groups. Learning how peer pressure impacts individuals is a step to minimizing the negative effects it leads to.
Peer Pressure is a direct or indirect influence on peers, i.e., members of social groups with similar interests and experiences, or social statuses. Members of a peer group are more likely to influence a person's beliefs, values, religion and behavior. A group or individual may be encouraged and want to follow their peers by changing their ...
Adolescent cliques are cliques that develop amongst adolescents. In the social sciences, the word " clique " is used to describe a group of 3 to 12 "who interact with each other more regularly and intensely than others in the same setting". [1] Cliques are distinguished from "crowds" in that their members socially interact with one another more ...
Crowds are large groups of adolescents socially connected by a shared image and reputation, [1] especially within the setting of a single school. It is possible for a single person to belong to more than one crowd if their image matches the crowds’ criteria. [1][2] Because membership in a crowd depends on peers' perceptions, crowds in any ...
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Why School Antibullying Programs Don't Work. Jason Aronson Inc, ISBN 978-0-7657-0475-7; Loui, Kenny (1 January 2017). Stand By Me: The Effects of a Police Anti-Bullying Presentation on South Korean High School Students' Attitudes About Bullying and Willingness to Intervene. Nova Southeastern University Fischler College of Education.
The forces that push group members together can be positive (group-based rewards) or negative (things lost upon leaving the group). The main factors that influence group cohesiveness are: members' similarity, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] group size, [ 17 ] entry difficulty, [ 18 ] group success [ 19 ] [ 20 ] and external competition and threats.