Peer and Community Pressure

Definition

Peer and community pressure refers to the influence exerted by friends or members of a community that encourages individuals to conform to certain behaviors or beliefs.

Related terms

Conformity: Conformity is the tendency to adjust one's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors in order to match those of a group.

Social Norms: Social norms are unwritten rules within a society that dictate acceptable behavior.

Groupthink: Groupthink occurs when a group makes faulty decisions due to pressures for conformity within the group.