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Peer pressure online

I can describe tactics for identifying and resisting peer pressure.

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Peer pressure online

I can describe tactics for identifying and resisting peer pressure.

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Key learning points

  1. We face many different pressures online.
  2. We may feel pressure to change how we look, our body, our lifestyle, what we do and how we use social media.
  3. Pressure can be caused by manipulation tactics, such as flattery, guilt-tripping and extortion.
  4. Pressure can come from people we know and strangers online.
  5. We should tell a trusted adult if someone is harassing or bullying us online, as they can can report and block people.

Keywords

  • Peer pressure - when someone tries to persuade or force someone else to do something

  • Body image - how we feel about our physical appearance

  • Social media - websites and apps used to share words, images and videos with other people

  • Manipulation - when someone tries to influence someone's emotions to make them do something

  • Harass - to repeatedly bother, annoy or upset someone

Common misconception

Resisting peer pressure is easy.

It can be very hard to go against what your friends tell you, especially if you like them. Learning to say no requires strength and practice. Good friends will respect your boundaries.


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It is important to emphasise that respecting boundaries goes both ways. Children should be encouraged to respect other people's boundaries as well as feel empowered to communicate their own.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:share,in this context, to send/post words, sounds, images or videos online
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in this context, to send/post words, sounds, images or videos online

Correct Answer:relationship,the connection between people
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the connection between people

Correct Answer:motivation,the reason why someone does something
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the reason why someone does something

Correct Answer:persuade,to try to change someone’s mind or behaviour
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to try to change someone’s mind or behaviour

Q2.
Which of these statements are true?
Correct answer: Being online can be fun and connect us with others.
Correct answer: It can be risky to share things online.
It is safe to share inappropriate photos and videos online.
There are no consequences when we post risky things online.
Q3.
Which version of the sentence is correct?
Sharing things online is always dangerous.
Correct answer: Sharing things online is sometimes dangerous.
Sharing things online is never dangerous.
Q4.
What is a screenshot?
a picture that has been deleted
any picture taken by a digital device
Correct answer: a picture of the screen of a digital device
a picture posted online
Q5.
An online stranger is someone we do not know ...
Correct Answer: offline, in real life
Q6.
Influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something is called ...
Correct Answer: manipulation, manipulate, being manipulative

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:peer pressure,when someone tries to persuade or force you to do something
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when someone tries to persuade or force you to do something

Correct Answer:social media,websites and apps used to share words, images and videos with others
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websites and apps used to share words, images and videos with others

Correct Answer:manipulation ,influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something
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influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something

Correct Answer:harass,to repeatedly bother, annoy or upset someone
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to repeatedly bother, annoy or upset someone

Q2.
What is body image?
someone changing their body
a picture of someone
Correct answer: how we feel about our physical appearance
Q3.
Which of these statements are true?
Correct answer: We may feel pressure to change how we look.
Pressure can only come from people we know offline.
Correct answer: We can feel pressure to change how we use social media.
Resisting peer pressure is easy.
Q4.
What should we not do if someone is harassing us online?
Correct answer: keep it to ourselves
block them
report them
tell a trusted adult
Q5.
Pressure can be caused by tactics, such as flattery, guilt-tripping and extortion.
Correct Answer: manipulation