Handling Peer Pressure

Kate Stevenson Clark

Narrated by Julie Williams

Approximately 2 hours

Unabridged

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Book published by Chelsea House

Real-life peer pressure is not just about dares and bullies and can be much harder to spot. Peer pressure can cause people to avoid making friends outside their own clique, follow trends without thinking, try to achieve an impossible look, not take school seriously, and let anger turn into violence. Handling Peer Pressure examines the many different kinds of peer pressure, where it comes from, and how to beat it—and tells the stories of some remarkable people who did. Topics covered include: eating disorders; how TV shows and the media perpetuate stereotypes; teens battling pressure to drink and smoke.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Peer Pressure in the Real World

The Popularity Game

The Pressure to Fit in

Conforming to a Look

Fanning the Flames of Anger

Under Pressure in the Classroom

Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Other Drugs

Overcoming Peer Pressure