Peer influence can take several forms. All of these describe adolescent group behavior at one time or another. This is typical of most of the groups we belong to. This is usually resisted, although some teens may comply with requests made by very strong group leaders. From fashion fads to drinking patterns, behaviors can take very little time to become universal.
Contagion also describes behaviors transferring from group to group.
Teenagers may follow even dangerous behaviors if pressure includes threat of being cut from the group. Humans' preference for group life supports this cooperation. This will place this page's title in your bookmark list.