peer pressure
social pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use peer pressure in a sentence
In other words, peer pressure is a terrible thing--unless it serves her agenda.
Where, then, are the anti-bullying policies that harness positive peer pressure?
Teaching a Lesson to Bullies and Educators Alike | Moral Courage | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the Moral Courage Project, we decided to research positive peer pressure.
Teaching a Lesson to Bullies and Educators Alike | Moral Courage | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's a lifestyle—utterly linked to Mormon theology, and enforced by a mix of peer pressure and personal conscience.
The wealthiest Republican Party boosters will resent the assertion that peer pressure and ego motivate their giving.
Cultural definitions for peer pressure
The social influence a peer group exerts on its individual members, as each member attempts to conform to the expectations of the group. (See conformity.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse