How Teenagers Give in to Peer Pressure?
Teenagers are most vulnerable sections of the society. Being at an impressionable age, they tend to do what the majority does. They are easily influenced and like to do what is considered to be the “in thing” in society, be it smoking cigarettes or pot. Many of the teenagers are influenced by their parental smoking habits. Often both the parents are smokers, and teenagers naturally like to do what their parents are doing. Obviously, they begin early in life and are at risk of various diseases in their early adulthood. Friends also play a major role in their smoking habits. They make fun of them if they are nonsmokers. They cajole them in trying out a fag or two, which is how a person gets hooked to it. Role of Cine Stars in Propagating Smoking Popular cine stars’ smoking habits also influence their fans. Many young teenagers like to smoke the same brand as their favorite hero. They want to feel like a “macho man”since their hero happens to be holding a cigarette in his hand and letting
Teenagers are most vulnerable sections of the society. Being at an impressionable age, they tend to do what the majority does. They are easily influenced and like to do what is considered to be the “in thing” in society, be it smoking cigarettes or pot. Many of the teenagers are influenced by their parental smoking habits. Often both the parents are smokers, and teenagers naturally like to do what their parents are doing. Obviously, they begin early in life and are at risk of various diseases in their early adulthood. Friends also play a major role in their smoking habits. They make fun of them if they are nonsmokers. They cajole them in trying out a fag or two, which is how a person gets hooked to it. Role of Cine Stars in Propagating Smoking Popular cine stars’ smoking habits also influence their fans. Many young teenagers like to smoke the same brand as their favorite hero. They want to feel like a “macho man”since their hero happens to be holding a cigarette in his hand and letting
