We can infer that the characters in The Outsiders act certain ways so they will be accepted by their peers. A peer is someone who is equal to another in age, background, or social status.
Who are your peers?
Do you ever feel pressure to dress or act like your peers?
Have you ever done anything you did not want to do because of peer pressure?
Do you think children, teenagers, or adults are more affected by peer pressure?
Remember to answer all parts of this blog, and give details to support your answers. Your entry must be at least six sentences long or it will not be published!
62 comments:
Jarrett R per 2
my pears are my friends that are in grades under me. some of my peers are dakota, griffen, and tyler.I dont feel pressure to dress like my friends and act like them becouse my frinds like me for my personality and i dreese in my own way in my own fashion. when i was younger my friends wanted me tofight someone and i didnt but becouse i was under pressure i did it.I think adoults are affected by peer pressure presure becouse of work and impresing thier bosses.
Mrs. Miller, period 2
my peers are most of my best friends and the kids in the city. I realy don't dress like my peers i have my oun style. and i have my oun personality becaues I like to make people laughf and thats just the way I am. No i havent done any thing for my peers i make my oun choses in my life. I think kids are mostly affected because of all the groups and popularity, and whos the werido, and geeks and what not. But adults might be the same way becaues of their jods and whos better at what!!!
sarah K.
Meghan B, period 2
Some of my peers are my friends, my family, and everyone around me. I dont feel pressure to dress or act like my friends because my friends dont care how I dress or act around them. Yes, I have done something because of peer pressure. I think that children and teenagers are more affected by peer pressure because because teenagers and children do stupid things in life and adults are more matured.
Alyssa A, period 2.
My peers are my friends, family, and also my aquantinces. No, i do not want to be like my peers because i am me and i am my own person. Not my friends or familys. Also, my friends could still like me is a dressed differant or did my hair differant.My friends are sccepting and it doest bother them. i have done things that i didnt want to do because of peer presure.I beleive that children , teenagers have more peer presure than adults because of idols and singers, ect.., For example, children might be inflenced bt barbie, the might want to be like her. they think that you have to be perfect.BUt in reality you dont.
Nemanja D. PERIOD 2
MY PEERS ARE MY BEST FRIENDS ARE BRANDON FRYE,OMRY BACHAN, IGOR MARKELIC,TOMAS DABEK,CODY HARTMAN, ADRIAN BAYLEY, AUSTIN RITTENBURG AND MANY OTHERS. MY OTHER PEERS ARE MY FAMILY. SUCH AS SRDJAN (BROTHER),SANJA (MOM) DJURO (DAD). I DO NOT FELL ANY PEER PRESSURE. I DONT FELL ANY PEER PRESSURE BECAUSE I LIKE WHO I AM AND I WILL NEVER CHANGE UNLESS IT FOR THE BEST. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO DO SOMETHING I DONT LIKE TO DO. IF THEY TELL ME TO TAKE SOMETHING I DONT WANT IM LIKE "HEY HEY HEY MAN I DONT WANT THIS". I DO THINK THAT ADULTS TEACHERS AND CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED NECAUSE THEY ALWAYS WANT TO BE LIKE SOMEONE ELES TO FIT IN.
matthew k period 2 my friends do not care what i drees or look like.my friends are jarett,aston,shara. the only thing i have done under peer pressure is not stay after for missed work. i enjoy hanging out with friends after school. we play games for the most part.
Justin P. Period 5
My peers are my best friends and my teachers. If I don't act a certain way around my friends, like acting funny, then I will look really boring. If I don't work well or don't pay attention in class, then the teachers could lower my grade and think I am stupid. My peers don't need me to dress like them, because it does not matter what we look like. My teachers need me to bring things to each class, which could put on pressure if I forget one, because I could get in trouble.
Melissa H. period 5
My peers are Haley and Brandon and Kyle
No I never feel pressured to dress or act like any of my peers because they like me for who I am
No I havent because I dont listen to the things people push me into doing
I think children and teens ae affected the most. They are affected because they are younger and want to impress people.
Megan M. period 5
My peers are my friends Alyssa,Victoria, Meghan,Megan, Taylor,Maddie, Nicole and Leslie. I never have felt peer pressure to dress like them. once in a while i will try to act like a couple of them but not really all the time.I have done somethings that i didnt want to do but i dont really anymore. I think that teenagers are most affected by peer pressure because adults are mature enough to do the right things and children dont really do bad things to make their friends feel peer pressure.
Maddie B. Period 5
My peers are Leslie, Meghan, Sierrah, Stephaine.
No ,I never feel like I am pressure to dress like my peers.
They kept that I dress different and they do not want to change me.
Yes I have because I wanted to fit in with them more.
Yes I think that they are pressured because they feel like they need to do something that they see someone else do. Like here is an example, when someone popular does something you want to do the same thing because they are popular.
Haley S. period 5
my peers are Brandon, Melissa, and Kyle and a lot more but those are the ones who are just in my engish class. i dont ever feel peer pressure. i think teenagers are the most affected because a lot of us want to be famous or something. so we act like a actor. many teens my age dress like singers. but i hope nobody ever dresses like lady gaga
Yolanda G. Per 6
My peers are people who really dont care about what people think about them.
I dont feel pressure to dress like them because they accept me for who i am.
I have not because i know not to give in to peer pressure.
I think teenagers are more affected because children really dont understand and adults have learned and know more teenagers are the kind of peole who want ot fit in no matter what.
Andrew B. peroid 6
My peers are kyle,Alex, and Jon. Yes some time I feel persure to do thing because I do act differently around my friend.Because if I acted the wiegh I acted at home I think I would be juded.No I have never really been under pressure.I think it affect teenagers because there expeted to do alot of thing and it just hard for us teens.It so hard for us because teacher expect alot of thing from us teen like homework other kind wanting use to do danderous things.
Dennis W. period 6
My peers is on my ice hockey team of the BudBakewell Bruins/Hasek Heros. The BudBakewell Bruins ice rink team me and my friends from there play at the ives park for practice alot. The team plays very well. when ever we play at ives park and we divide the teams into four groups. I think they are my buddies
Ben D.
My peers are my buddies at my lunch table, Peter,Carlie,Tyler,Andrew,Haley,Nemanja,Conner my best buddy since I was two.
No I don't feel any pressure when I'm with my peers.
No because I never have done anything I ever didn't want to do. I have never been peer pressured.
In my opinion I think teens get more peer pressured than adults
Mrs. Miller, all periods
My peers are my friends, my family, and my colleagues that I work with. I used to feel a lot of pressure to dress and act like my peers when I was in high school. My family didn't have a lot of money when I was growing up, so I never had the best clothes. A lot of girls used to pick on me because of this, and I hated it. When I was a sophomore, I finally found a group of kids who accepted me for who I was. I'm still friends with many of these people today.
Now that I'm a grown up, I hate it when I see some of my students getting picked on like I did when I was in school. The good news is when you're a grown up you learn not to care so much about what other people think. What matters is how you feel about yourself, and that you're comfortable with who you are. Also, remember that if you do something wrong because of peer pressure, you may regret it later.
Omry B.
prd.6
My peer is Lizard King. why I like him is he is a ripper and can skate anything. Every time i see him on tv i always watch what he does so then I could try what he did. He has many tattooes that show what he likes. all of my friends like him but i like the most I think. The best thing about him is the fights he gets into because he destroys the person. He has many shoes out and they are sick. He is on dethwish skateboards and he has a new pro deck out i wont to get it. I think that teens always wont to show off in front of thier freinds that is why I think they have to put up with perr pressure.
Kayla J. Period,8.
My pears are my friends, my sister, and other kids at school. I do not fell pressure to dress, or act like my friends. I feel this way because I like being my own person, and acting like myself. I habe not done anything i did not want to do because of my peers. If I would ever get into that situation, i would tell them that I don't want to do that, and explain why. If they were good friends, they would understand. I think that students and other people are effected by peer pressure.
Joe M. peirod 5
My peers are kyle, brandon, haley, mellisa. No I dont think that they are pressuring me because they dont realy care what how I am dressed or act. No i do not feel i have done anything bad that my peers told me to do. i think adults have more pressure because they are always trying to look nice to impress there bose. children are the least because they are little and they dont care what the look like.
Stephanie F per 8
My peers are my friends I hang out with in and out of school mostly in my grade and my older brother. Some of my friends are Alaina,Taylor,Erin,Gabby, and my brother Jacob. I don't really feel pressured when it comes to clothes beacause I have my own style that no one can copy well its hard anyway. I have done something I didn't want to do it's just hard to explain. I don't think children,teenagers,and adults have anymore or less peer pressure than the next person. I have had to deal with peer pressure and its not the easiest thing to do.
Gabrielle C per 3
My peers are my friends that hangout with in my school. I don't feel pressure to dress or act like my peers because, I like to feel different in my own way. When i'm with my friends I never did anything that I did not want to do. In my own opinion I think teenagers are more affected by peer pressure because, they feel like they need to fit in with everyone. So thats what I think about peer pressure and some of the facts about my peers.
Alaina H. per. 3
My peers are all the students around me. I never feal pressered to dress any way due to peer pressure, i have my own personal style and i stick to it. The only thing i have ever done under the influence of peer pressure is a dare that i regreted doing. I do beleave that children and adults are affected by peer pressure because they want to try and impress the ones around them, aspecially there friends.
Michael G. per. 3
My peers are the people in my classes at school. If all my peers dress a certain way, then it makes me dress that way too sometimes. This is because I don't want to be picked on or made fun of if I'm dressing differently. Although I do this, I haven't been pressured into doing something that I am against. I won't do something that is wrong just because my peers do it. I think peer pressure is centered more around teenagers than children or adults. This is probably because teenagers are always trying to be the best and if others don't do what they think is cool than they will pick on them or pressure them into doing it. I think people should not pick on others for being different than themselves.
Brianna G.Period 3
My peers are my best friends and the people in my class. No, i have not really been pressured into dressing or acting like my peers, but i will laugh and be happy/positive around them even if im not really like that. i haven't done anything that i didn't want to do really. i think really small children are more affected by peer pressure because they don't know what they are doing really if they are really young.
My peers are my family and good friends. No, I don't feel pressure gto dress or acted like my peers. Yes, I almost done something that I did not want to do because of peer pressure, a lot of people were like "Come on Haley." But, it did't work I'm gonna wait a while. I think teenagers have more affect by peer pressure, because a lot of teeneagers are getting pushed to do stuff that they do not want to do, but yet some of them do it. For example, some get pushed to smoke.
Melissa L. Period 8
My peers are my friends that i go to school with, and my family. I feel no pressure to act or dress like my peers. This is because I like myself the way I am and not who people want me to be. My peers have never forced me to do anything bad or that i wouldn't do. I feel some of my peers will be my friends for a long time because they understand me, and know what I would and woundn't do. I think teenagers are more effected by peer pressure because they think they are only cool if they do cool things, which isn't true.
Noah B, period 2
The peers that I have are my friends from sports, school, and outside of school. Some of my friends are Dan Pruett, Jarret Roberts, Jordan Deuel and Tyler Traina (he is from North Tonawanda). And I am friends with these people because they like me for who I am and not for the stuff I have or because I act exactly like my friends. I do not feel under peer pressure to dress or act like any of my friends. I have never done anything I didn't want to do because of peer pressure or will I ever. Personally I think that teenagers and adults are effected the most by peer pressure because their friends want them to be just like them or they wouldn't be their friends.
Sarah S period 8
My peers are my friends, I have many of them. Some of them are Elyssabeth, Melissa, Rachel. Most of the time I am not pressured to dress or act like them, we kind of adapt into each others styles. My friends like me for who I am. Yes, I have done something because of peer pressure but it wasn't anything bad. I am a flier in cheer leading, and sometimes I have to try new things. I think that children and teenagers are more pressured cause they don't really know that much better.
Charles R per 3
My peers are my friends in school. They are Konstantin Lazarevic, Jon Tabor and many others. I dont feel peer pressure because I like who I am and my friends respect that. They also respect me because i dress and act my own way. I will only change if it is for the better. I have never felt peer pressure in my life, if i did and it was somthing bad i wouldn't do it. I think adults are affected my peer pressure the most because they try to do better at work than other people and they try to impress their employer.
Matthew B. period 3
A few of my peers are Kyle, Joe, Jarred, and Alex. My other peers are members of my family and any other person that I associate with. I don't ever feel any pressure to dress or act like my peers, because my friends do not really care how I look or how I act. I have very little regrets in my life, and acting the way I do is not one of those regrets. The age group of people that I believe has to deal with peer pressure the most are teenagers. Teens are just starting to try new things that are either good or bad. At that time is also when teens are trying to fit in, and being pressured by people to do something is a way that some teens try to become popular. Mostly, this method will backfire and make your life harder. All peer pressure is avoidable if you chose friends that will steer you in the right direction.
The Garrett G. pr.3
My peers are all the kids in my classes.I do not feel pressure because I am myself and who ever I want to be. When i was in a baseball tournament the kids on my team were picking on another team and they wanted me to join in so I did.I think everyone is affected by peer prusure because many kids want to be popular and so do teens and adults.
Corey T. Period 8. My peers are people that I hang out with or talk to. I do not desire to dress like my peers. However when im on on my bmx bike and one of my peers does somthing that I cant do I will still try it though. Other then that I do not think that I have been presured by peers. I think that teenagers would be the most likly to be a victim of pure pressuer.My friends or peers have never told me somthing to do that i didnt want to do.
Tiffany A. Period,8
My peers are my friends. I dont feel pressure to dress or act like my freinds. They like me the way I am so i never have to act or dress different around them. I have never done anything I didnt want to because I felt pressured to. If someone ever pressured me to do somethimg I didnt want to i would tell them no and walk away. I think teenagers are more affected by peer presure because they want to fit in and are more willing to do stupid things.
Meghan T per. 8
Peer pressure doesn't really effect me or my friends. I don't listen to what my peers say because I am who I am. A lot of people depend on other people to "fit in", or tell them how to act or dress. I've got my own style and my own way to act. I know of people who will pick someone to dress like or act like them. There's really no reason too, cause usually that person gets annoyed by it. My friends really aren't bothered by it either. Some are like me, they don't care what people think, they're just who they are. That's how peer pressure really doesn't effect me and my friends.
Marina T. Per: 3
My peers are Jaimee, Erin, and other friends. I never feel pressured to act like peers. They accept me as I am. I've never done anything I didn't want to. I think teens are most affected. Kids are too young to care what others think of them. Adults are old enough to know better than to be pressured to do bad things. Theses are my thought of peer pressure.
Logan Mangin, period 8
My friends/peers are Sam, Jordan, Zach, Tom and others. I don't feel the need to act like my peers because they like how I act different. I usually do what I want because my friends don't really presure me to do anything. To my belief I belive that teens are the most presured to do things because they want to fit in.
Justin A Period 6
My peers are my friends at my lunch table. And most of these kids I meet a few months ago in 7th grade. And we still are the same people that we are now. And one of them are Jacob Bortz. We meet when these kids took his friends skateboard. I stayed at his place. No I do not feel any peer pressure with him. {even thought he is a goof}. No because we do a lot of things now and then but noting stupid. That’s because we are mature than that. I think that not all people are effected by peer pressure.
kyle z per 5
My pears are Brandon, Melissa, and Haley! I never felt pear pressure to do anything. I dress and do what I want based on my personality not how other people want me to dress. I have never done anything that I regret from peer pressure. I think children and teens are more affected from peer pursue more then an adults. Adults know better, teens and children don’t know that good
Danny P peroid 2
My peers are my best friends. I do not feel pressure do dress like them. My friends are Taylor W, Nemanja, Kyle Z, and Austin. My friends have their own styles and are very unique. I think teens are more pressured the most because they have a lot on their plate.
jared s
My peers are Joe and Kyle. No they never pressure me to dress or act like them because they would not like it. No I have never done anything because of peer pressure. I think that teens are more affected by peer pressure because they are younger and to single minded. Teens are more affected because they don’t listen.
Troy S. Period 3
My peers are my classmates and my friends. I don’t feel peer pressure on the way I act and the way I dress. I haven’t done anything because of my peers yet… I think that teens and adults have more peer pressure than children. When you’re a child you could really care less about what other people feel.
Sydney M. Per. 3
My peers are mostly my friends, family and people I hang out with. No I don’t ever feel pressure to act or dress like my friends. No I haven’t done anything I haven’t wanted to do. I think children are more affected by peer pressure because they don’t know much better then teenagers and adults do. Younger children think it is cool to be like their friends when sometimes it can get you in trouble.
Erin B. period 3
My peers are the people I see everyday-my classmates. I believe that everyone has been affected by peer pressure at some point in his or her lives but I try to have my own personality. Normally I am not pressured to act like my peers because they are my friends and respect who I am and that I am my own person. I think that teenagers are most affected by the peers because of different social groups and pressure from teachers (for example when taking a test or finishing homework). Although, adults are also greatly affected by their peers because of the pressure from their work.
Jonathon T. Period. 3
My peers are the people around me and I can’t honestly say I am affected by peer pressure. The people that I interact with daily may try to sway my thoughts either way but mostly I do my own thing. I have morale expectancies for myself and no one can change that. I think that teens are the most affected by peers because during the teen stages people begin trying to find themselves usually by taking bits and pieces from the environment around them.
Kyle N per3.
My peers are Alex O, Andrew B, Jacob L, and many other friends. I dont get pressure from my friends because real friends don't give you peer pressure. I act and dress how I want because I feel comfertable with it. I think teens are affected most because they have the most varied amount of styles, feelings, and emotions squeezed into a building.
Danny L. Period 3
My peers are all of my friends and cassmates. I do not feel pressure to dress or act like them. I wish to be an orignal person, unique in every way. I don't fall for peer pressure, except for one time I fell for a stupid dare where I ate a chip of salsa and then after two minutes the salsa was all over the table. I believe that even though peer pressure affects everybody, it often tends to affect teenagers the most. Since teenagers are at that age where they are figuring out who they want to be in life, they find a role model, often a friend, and they do everything that person does.
Our peers are friends, friends of friends, family, classmates or co-workers, and anybody we aqssociate with. Even if someody has little family or friends, they will still have a lot of peers. Some of my peers that I happen to look up to, are my Mom, Jesalyn C., Lexi H., and Sam A.
I sometimes feel pressure to dress or act like my peers, but not often, because I've learned to be myself. People who often feel pressure to act or dress like their peers, have more trouble controling their impulses to act or dress like their peers.
I have done some things that I didn't want to because of peer pressure. I have said things that took me a long time to fix.
I think children and adults are affected the most by peer pressure, because they haven't really learned who they are and who they want to be yet. Children are just developing and teenagers are slowly but surely getting to where they neeed to be.
Kasia A.
Per. 3.
Jordan D. Period 2
My peers my friends like Sam Armenia, Zach Rivera and that’s about it. Know not really because they aren’t like if they where they probably wouldn’t be my friends. Know they never ask me to say or do anything bad. Yes because when I was at St. Joe’s summer camp a fames Jim Kelly said, “your future is based on the people you hang around with.
My peers are people I know, like friends,teamates and my family. I never feel pressured to act or dress like my peers, because I don't have to impress them by the way I look. If they are my friends they should like me for who I am, not for my appearence. No, I have never done anything because of peer pressure. I think people of all ages are pressured by their peers, but I think teenagers are more affected by peer pressure. Teenagers are trying to fit in, find out who they are and who they fit in with.
Jocelyn L. PER. 3
Konstantin L. period 3
My peers are my family and my friends. I do not feel as though I have to dress or act like my peers because if they're really your friends, they'll accept who you are. I have never done anything i did no want to do due to peer pressure. I think teenagers are more affected because they are in a developing part of their lives and are trying to find out who they really are.
JESALYN C. PR 3
Sometimes I do feel peer pressure but it does not influence me to extremes. I have my own unique style and personality. Though sometimes it is overburdening to be accepted, my friends think Im fine the way I am. If Im accepted, great. If not, oh well.
Alex O Per. 3
I have many peers.Some of them are Kyle N, Andrew b, and Troy S. I dont feel peer pressure to dress or act like them. Im fine the way I am and i plan on keeping it that way. I have done some things under peer pressure, but nothing bad. I think that teens and childern feel more peer pressure because adults should know better.
Erika S period,8
My peers are all my friends. I dont feel presure to dress like my friends, I dress how i want to dress. I dont act like my friends I'am who I'am. I dont let my peers effect my desicions nor choices I make from day to day. i also think adults are effected in this way. From the work place to their personal life, I think their pressured to act, talk, and do things, much how kids feel.
My peers are my friends in my grade. I don't feel peer pressure into dressing or acting like my peers because they like me for who i am. Me and my peers don't pretend or act like anyone else for peer pressure, because that makes people fake. I think that teenagers are most affected to peer pressure.
-Alicesen Paige
Whitney Z. period 3
i love my peers, with out them i would not be who am today. my peers are my school mates and my dance friends from dance school. i never feel pressured i am who i am and thats what i like. no i am very smart i would never do anything to make me feel unhappy with my self, i would never do anything that know wouldn't be approved by my mother, father, or family. i think teenagers are mostly affected by because they have to be "popular." they cant just be who they are and like it that why. they care how they look, what people think of them, and how they act. peer pressure should just be abandon from the world, kids and adults should like who they are.
P.hill Per. 3
My peers are my friends and family. No, I don't ever feel pressured to act or dress like my peers, because if they're really you're friends, they'll except you for who you are. I have never done anything I have not wanted to do because of peer pressure. I think teenagers and adults are both affected by peer pressure. Teeenagers want to be popular, have the nicest clothes, be the center of attention. Adults want to impress their boss at work and/or have nice clothes. But all of that doesn't matter. People should accept you for who you are no matter who you are; young or old, poor or rich. You shouldn't be judged on what you look like, what clothes you wear, or even what kind of car you drive. It's what's inside that matters.
Rebecca S per. 5
Stephanie, Madison, Bailey, Allison, and Megan are my peers. No, i never feel pressured to act or to dress like them. Yes, I did a project I didn't want to. i think that teenagers are more affected by peer pressure because a lot of teens smoke, do drugs, and do thing that they shouldn't be doing.
Jacob L. per.3
My peers are my my friends.I act different when im with my friends and than when im with my family.I have done lots of things i didn't want to do becasuse of peer pressure.I believe that teenagers go through more peer pressure than anyone else for a lot of reasons.One reason is that teenagers are getting into relationships.Another reason is that teenagers are getting into having friends.The last reason is that teenagers aren't as close to their parents.
Nicole Bui pr. 8
My peers are my friends and family.I dont feel presured to do anything because my friend like me for who i am!i dont have be anyone else to impress anyone, but if i do than my friends will im boring.I think grown ups are as presuered as us kids because of the media these days but mostly to imprees their boos to get a job!
Matthew Opalinski 10/26/10
My peers are my parents. They are always telling me things like, "you should know better" or, "You can do better, your just not trying". One day my sister Laura came home with a 69% on a test. Then my mom said "You all should get 80s or above in school. If you don't you'll get in trouble". Ever since then, I dreaded getting back test/quiz grades because I know that if I don't get 80 or above, I will get yelled at. In conclusion, that is why my parents are my peers.
Dylan Mayer
I have never done anything under peer presure unless I wanted to or had to. I don’t change because people change. I also don’t do anything because or peer pressure or dress different because of peer pressure. I have a few people I look up to and sometimes I change a little for them and maby act different. I also don’t think that adults look up to people like they did when they were kids. I also think kids look up to there peers more. I even think that adults fall under peer pressure more than kids, and kids don’t understand peer pressure. I think the teenagers are most difficult to understand because they fall under peer pressure without relizing it ,but I think they look up to there peers more because this is when they choose there career, life style, dressing, and how they act. This is what I think about peer pressure ,and how people react or act towards or around it.
Nathan H per 8
My peers are my friends and teamates. I dont feel pressured to dress like my peers i dress the way i want to.I have never been forced into doing anything i dont want to. I think teenagers are affected the most because they are trying to fit in with their friends.
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