For most of us, the term peer pressure brings a certain picture to mind. That picture usually involves teens and young adults being pressured to smoke, have premarital sex, experiment with drugs, skip school, wear raunchy attire, or even commit crimes.
These kids are often willing to go against their parents’ rules and their own gut instincts for the sake of fitting in with the popular crowd. But what about the peer pressure that exists throughout our adult lives?
Anti Peer Pressure Hypocrisy
Parents, teachers, religious leaders, and other adults influence young people to rebel against their peers. From early childhood, most of us hear phrases like, “Be strong. Have your own mind. Stick to your guns. Be true to yourself. Stand up for what you believe in. Don’t give in to peer-pressure.”
This is great advice, but I smell a rat. And that rat’s name is hypocrisy.
The same people encouraging young people to not follow the “in crowd” are those who readily conform to the pressures to fit in with their own peer groups. People tend to adapt to the norms established by their family, friends, religion, and society.
Most adults feel shame or guilt when they step outside of these norms, thus they are more likely to question their Inner Being than to question or rebel against the majority. Doesn’t this make them all but incapable of teaching young people to be free thinkers? [Read the full blog article →]
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