Question

Your friend gets to school wearing an outfit straight from the pages of a recent fashion magazine. He says he is dressing like the famous actors in the magazine. His pants are stark-white, he has an open-collared shirt, and preppy shoes. This is an example of what type of peer pressure?

Answer 1

Sample Response: When others use stars or famous people to change their attire or look, it is an example of passive peer pressure.

Answer 2

This is indirect peer pressure. The friend saw an image in a magazine and felt compelled to behave that way. This was not pressure from a direct friend, rather a peer from a magazine. This is perhaps the most dangerous type of peer pressure because there is such a wide range of magazine images.