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    Peer-to-Peer Networks In contrast to client-server networks there is no dedicated server in peer-to-peer architecture. Thus each computer in such a network is part server and part client. This means that each computer on the network is free to share its own resources. A computer which is connected to a printer may even share the printer so that all other computers may access it over the network. Peer-to-peer networks do not require the same levels of performance and security as dedicated server

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    exposed to peer influence‚ but the kinds of peer influence that they encounter have changed tremendously in the past years. Peers can influence everything from whether or not a student engages in academics or other things. This is an important topic because if society and education related professionals understand the issues surrounding negative peer influence‚ they are more likely to prevent it and be more adequately prepared to help a teenager facing positive and negative aspects of peer pressure

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    with what others are doing the so called peer pressure. Teenagers are going through tremendous physical and emotional changes as they change from childhood to young adults . There are new responsibilities to be faced ‚ exams to be taken and of course new relationships to be faced . There is rebellion against the rules and ideas that parents impose and so they flock together almost in desperation in some cases. As young people spend more time with their peers outside the family home there are opportunities

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    examining the nature of peer pressure perceive by adolescent‚ Brown‚ B.Bradford‚ et al (1896)‚states that 373 students in grades 7-12 were asked to indicate‚ on a 12-item index‚ the degree and direction of peer pressures they perceived from friends and acquaintances‚ and to describe their personal attitudes and behavior in areas corresponding to index items. Analyses revealed that peers were seen as encouraging misconduct less than other types of behavior. Females reported stronger peer pressure than males

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    difference between peer-peer interactions and sibling-sibling interactions in different contexts and consider the developmental implications of such interactions. It has been recognised by developmental psychologists that children’s first relationships and experiences have a significant effect on development. Whilst research has been mainly focused on the mother-child relationship‚ there has been an increase in research on children’s relationships with their siblings and peers‚ as it is believed

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    Title: Peer Pressure Affects Academic Performance of Second Year Students Dependent Variable: Academic performance of second year students Independent Variable: Peer Pressure Objective: To know how academic performance among second year high school students is being affected by peer pressure. Introduction: To be successful in life‚ one must begin by being successful in school. In high school‚ we were all told to work hard so that we could get good grades and scores that would get

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    the other hand‚ usually‚ some teenagers live in a group have same styles and characters. Therefore‚ all members persuade each other by encouraging individuals to change their attitudes‚ values‚ or behaviors‚ called peer pressure (Wikipedia). It might give some positive effects to teenagers when they are pressured toward positive behaviors‚ such as volunteering for charity or excelling in academics or athletics by their peers. Yet‚ many cases in peer pressure affects negatively to teenagers’ personality

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    thinking often comes in conflict with obedience to a group. For teenagers it is difficult not to adhere to the social expectations of their peers. Though it is difficult preserving their individuality against group thinking and going against their peers‚ not giving into peer pressure saves teens from dropping out of educational institutions‚ and criminality and drug use. The term “peer” refers to people who are usually a part of an identical social group. The term "pressure" puts forwards that the process

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    Psychology and Dystopian Text Set Peer pressure affects others because if you don’t follow what people are doing or saying to do‚ they are pressuring you to be like them‚ and not doing what you think is right. Roles of power influence behavior because if you want to be high in power‚ you need to follow people standards. In the Giver there is a dystopian community and it make rules and regulations of how to act and be like everyone in that community‚ for there can’t be no mistakes in

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    School Effect of Peer Influence in the Behavior of a Student in School Introduction One of the sources of a teenagers’ acceptance‚ trust and understanding is their peer. They usually replace their family with their friends as the center of young individuals’ social life. A lot of students have been influenced by the pressure of their peers and as a result they become confused. A student’s behavior is affected by his or her peer because he or she who spends more time with their peer‚ rather than

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