group pressure
Example Sentences
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So when this meme started spreading, I knew he’d eventually join in because his personality makes him susceptible to this kind of group pressure.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
These contracting decisions are usually made by local administrators managing budgets under fiscal stress and interest group pressure, including from businesses and public sector unions.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
Even though the stakes were very low, about three-quarters of participants capitulated to group pressure at least once.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2016
"Peer group pressure has raised expectations of what a wedding involves to fantasy levels," says Rev Prof Thompson.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2011
Losing the friendship and approval of comrades, being cut off from social sympathy, is a familiar form of group pressure.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
