Self Respect
Self respect is...
Recognizing your worth by setting boundaries and treating yourself with care and dignity
Peer influence can be...
Positive or negative
Individuality is...
What distinguishes you as a person from a group of people
A norm is...
A behavior pattern that is highly specific and organized
What is a group
A collection of people that interact and share a purpose, goal, or identity.
Refusal skills
The ability to say "no" in any situation.
By standing straight, making eye contact, and making you voice loud and clear, you seem more confident to the person your saying no to and they will take you more seriously than if you murmur it under your breath.
Peer pressure is...
When your peers make you feel compelled or forced to do certain things to conform to the behaviors and expectations that your social group has.
Examples of individuality
Blue hair
Green eyes
Hairstyle
They way your react in situations
How you talk
Norms are important
A society can't function without norms because norms provide support for how people should act, feel, and look
Group Identity
The sense of belonging that a person has within a group and the shared characteristics, values, norms, goals, or culture that the group has
Boundries you can set in a relationship
Personal Space, abstinence, not saying certain things, etc..
Examples of positive peer influence
Participation in sports
Higher grades
Healthier lifestyle
Individuality gets lost when...
you try to mould yourself/change yourself to be what others want you to be
Difference between a norm and a social norm.
A norm is a behavior pattern that is specific and organized while a social norms are a set of rules and regulations that determine how people should act in a group or culture.
A norm is a broad scope of behavior patterns and social norms is specifically how you should act or look in a group or culture
Three different types of groups
Social groups, goal focused groups, and identity based groups.
Why will setting boundaries help you
They will help you recognize your worth, treat yourself with more care, and they will make you feel comfortable and be able to communicate with the people around you better.
Examples of negative peer influence
Skipping school
Unsafe activities
Substance abuse
You can be your own person by...
Having your own unique sense of style, expressing your interests, having your own options, not participating in trends, etc.
Key characteristics of a group
Roles in a group
How they communicate
Social norms
Difference between peer pressure and peer influence
Peer influence is when you chose to change your behavior or attitude based on the peers around you. Peer pressure is when you feel like you have to change your behavior or attitude because of the people around you.
Social norms are unwrighten rules that dictate a person's behavior in a group. Social expectations are behaviors that are considered escapable socially.
Groups need uniqueness and cohesion
Without both a group will struggle with communication and teamwork.
Cohesion keeps the group together while uniqueness is needed so that everyone in the group can have their own identity.