PEER GROUP
The peer group is both a positive and negative influence in our lives, a peer group is a primary group of people, typically informal, who share a similar or equal status and who are usually of roughly the same age and having the similar interests and backgrounds. Peer groups often develop distinctive subcultures with their own values, languages, music, dress and heroes. There are positive and negative ways to influence in our lives,
In the positive way is, it can help you reflect on yourself. Peer groups have a significant influence on psychological and social adjustments for group individuals .Peers may teach you good things and encourage you to follow them. You may be able to change yourself for better. Looking at what others do, can help you bring a positive change in your way of thinking. For example, when a child knows that some of his friends read storybooks and they will subscribe to a library even though he feels tempted to do it . He may get into the habit of reading because of his peers. Seeing that some of your friends exercise daily, even you may take up the habit.
And to the negative of influence in our live is the peer pressure cans forces you to do something that is uncomfortable. It can turn you from a person who is not smoked before and became smoke every day.
In my own experience, I think i was following what clothing were the TV stars wear when I was young , on that time , every teenagers acted to be cool , and my friends were wear the same type of clothing, and so I think I was influence by them and I bought the same types of clothing with them, and I was a one of them influences from the TV stars what they were wearing on the TV , I think it is a example for me how to influence by the peer groups.
In the positive way is, it can help you reflect on yourself. Peer groups have a significant influence on psychological and social adjustments for group individuals .Peers may teach you good things and encourage you to follow them. You may be able to change yourself for better. Looking at what others do, can help you bring a positive change in your way of thinking. For example, when a child knows that some of his friends read storybooks and they will subscribe to a library even though he feels tempted to do it . He may get into the habit of reading because of his peers. Seeing that some of your friends exercise daily, even you may take up the habit.
And to the negative of influence in our live is the peer pressure cans forces you to do something that is uncomfortable. It can turn you from a person who is not smoked before and became smoke every day.
In my own experience, I think i was following what clothing were the TV stars wear when I was young , on that time , every teenagers acted to be cool , and my friends were wear the same type of clothing, and so I think I was influence by them and I bought the same types of clothing with them, and I was a one of them influences from the TV stars what they were wearing on the TV , I think it is a example for me how to influence by the peer groups.
CONTRAST
Contrast #1
Thorne (1993) found a number of differences in the way boys and girls interact with their same-sex friends. Girls engage in more cooperative kinds of play, for example, jumping rope or practicing dance steps together. Girl also tends to say “Let’s …” or “Why don’t we…” to generate this play. Girls like to spend time with only one or two best friends. When there is conflict among friends, girls talk about the undesirable behavior of payments behind their backs rather than to their face. In contrast, boys engage in competitive rough-and-tumble play and physical fighting. Boys also like to appear tough by making verbal threats (for example, “I’m going to punch you. In contrast, boys tend more to hang around with a larger group of casual friends .Boys, are more direct and confrontational, so their conflicts are often over quite quickly.
Contrast #2
There are many differences in the way teenage boys and girls socialize in Hong Kong.First, in my opinion, there is a treat different between boys and girls in school. For example, teachers always call on boys to answer for the questions. if there was a mistake between boys and girls, teachers always punished boys ,and the girls won’t get punish. Second, there is a treat different between boys and girls at home. For example, boys always need to do something hard work, such as to carry some heavy bags when the family asked for it. Girls are just need to carry the easy things. Third I think there is no different between boys and girls in peer groups, because there is a separate sex of peer group, they play with same sex, so I think they will treat it fair to each other in the group.
Contrast #3
There are some differences between my classmates education background and goals, Xian Chen wants to study early childcare because she likes children and Meng Yuan likes to study math because she is interested in math . Xian Chen will find a job when she gets the associate degree. In contrast, Meng Yuan will learn more about math after she gets the associate degree. Music was the best subject Xian Chen did when she was in high school. Math was the best subject Meng Yuan did when she was in high school.
Thorne (1993) found a number of differences in the way boys and girls interact with their same-sex friends. Girls engage in more cooperative kinds of play, for example, jumping rope or practicing dance steps together. Girl also tends to say “Let’s …” or “Why don’t we…” to generate this play. Girls like to spend time with only one or two best friends. When there is conflict among friends, girls talk about the undesirable behavior of payments behind their backs rather than to their face. In contrast, boys engage in competitive rough-and-tumble play and physical fighting. Boys also like to appear tough by making verbal threats (for example, “I’m going to punch you. In contrast, boys tend more to hang around with a larger group of casual friends .Boys, are more direct and confrontational, so their conflicts are often over quite quickly.
Contrast #2
There are many differences in the way teenage boys and girls socialize in Hong Kong.First, in my opinion, there is a treat different between boys and girls in school. For example, teachers always call on boys to answer for the questions. if there was a mistake between boys and girls, teachers always punished boys ,and the girls won’t get punish. Second, there is a treat different between boys and girls at home. For example, boys always need to do something hard work, such as to carry some heavy bags when the family asked for it. Girls are just need to carry the easy things. Third I think there is no different between boys and girls in peer groups, because there is a separate sex of peer group, they play with same sex, so I think they will treat it fair to each other in the group.
Contrast #3
There are some differences between my classmates education background and goals, Xian Chen wants to study early childcare because she likes children and Meng Yuan likes to study math because she is interested in math . Xian Chen will find a job when she gets the associate degree. In contrast, Meng Yuan will learn more about math after she gets the associate degree. Music was the best subject Xian Chen did when she was in high school. Math was the best subject Meng Yuan did when she was in high school.
Hurrican Sandy
Dear Jason:
How have you been? Long time no see. I have been USA almost 4 years. I miss you all a lot. How’s everyone doing? Did you graduate from high school yet? I have something’s that I want to talk with you. Recently, did you watch the news on television? There was a hurricane Sandy battered the mid-Atlantic on Oct 29 and 30. Fortunately, I didn’t get any troubles on the hurricane sandy, but there were a lot of people affected by the hurricane Sandy. Because of the hurricane Sandy, many people had no power at home and many places were flood. New York City is became a large-scale effort to distribute food and water into areas where food shortages have been reported. New York City have died from the storm, I felt really sad for that people. Because the effect of hurricane, our school have been closed for four days. . The government told us that we should stay at home until the hurricane gone so all people were staying at home. The government was trying to help us to deal with the results of the storm.
That’s why many places were rebuild so fast, the people got their power almost a week after affected by the hurricane. That’s what I want to tell you about, I hope we can see each other soon and we should keep in touch with me on internet.
All the best
Anson
How have you been? Long time no see. I have been USA almost 4 years. I miss you all a lot. How’s everyone doing? Did you graduate from high school yet? I have something’s that I want to talk with you. Recently, did you watch the news on television? There was a hurricane Sandy battered the mid-Atlantic on Oct 29 and 30. Fortunately, I didn’t get any troubles on the hurricane sandy, but there were a lot of people affected by the hurricane Sandy. Because of the hurricane Sandy, many people had no power at home and many places were flood. New York City is became a large-scale effort to distribute food and water into areas where food shortages have been reported. New York City have died from the storm, I felt really sad for that people. Because the effect of hurricane, our school have been closed for four days. . The government told us that we should stay at home until the hurricane gone so all people were staying at home. The government was trying to help us to deal with the results of the storm.
That’s why many places were rebuild so fast, the people got their power almost a week after affected by the hurricane. That’s what I want to tell you about, I hope we can see each other soon and we should keep in touch with me on internet.
All the best
Anson
Independent learning
Few weeks ago, i went to "GYM" building listened to the financial literacy for my (independent learning) , We learned about financial stuffs. One things i learned about is that we should have such much as credit u should get on, because credits are important to our life .