Social pressure

Grade 9PDR

1. What is social pressure? Create a definition

2. Social Pressure Attempts to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do May be done by: Gaining trust/building a friendship Curiosity Evoking guilt Threatening to end friendship/relationship

3. Indirect social pressure Seeing others (friends or family) using substance Media Creates a feeling of “if it is Ok for them , must be OK for me too”

4. Direct Social Pressure Being asked or offered a substance to try May include: - encouragement to try - teasing - criticism

5. Journal Assignment Create 2 separate scenes that show the 2 types of social pressure described, direct and indirect. Be sure to include details that describe the pressure.