ARE WE REAL…?

It’s common logic that most youth’s acts today have a force behind them. What they do is contrary to what they would actually do if they did not act under the influence of friends. Many of the young people do exactly what their friends do because of personal reasons; Some do it to assume a certain social status with the view that if they associate with those they believe are of a higher class than them, they actually become like them. This is attributed to low self-esteem and dissatisfaction with self that provides a soft spot for influence.
The beauty about this is that people may derive the satisfaction and pride they want from such social association. On the other hand this kind of social association and “midyalkracy” comes with a price; most of these people suffer with self-esteem as most of these groups have key figures that dominate the rest, they also suffer with self-acceptance.
A case in point is the University students who like forming groups which makes it easy for them to be influenced into taking drugs, too much alcohol, some go to the extremes by engaging in sexual acts just because their friends talked them into these kinds of acts.

In my opinion, peer influence really exists and its impacts are evident. It’s something that has greatly influenced the way most people behave and represent themselves. I believe that people can be more principled and strong-minded to stand for what suits them, their values and character and therefore to be influenced is a matter of choice but not a guarantee.
It can be argued that peer influence has most of its part on the negative side; nonetheless it can yield good outcomes only when one has the right company.                                                                                                           
KARUGABA. AGNES.