Imagine that an acquaintance of yours claims that he or she "fell in with the wrong crowd" in adolescence and as a result engaged in many delinquent activities he or she shouldn't have done and wouldn't have done otherwise
(1) Do you agree or disagree with the statement
about falling in with the wrong crowd? Explain why. (2) Do you agree or disagree with the
statement about doing things he or she wouldn't have done otherwise? Explain why.
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Adolescents do not simply fall in with the wrong crowd. They seek out peers who
are similar to them in values and interests. (It is true, however, that negative peer
influence can be stronger in times of uncertainty, as when a student is new to a
school.) (2) It is true that adolescents behave in ways together that they would not
do individually.
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