peers

Examples of peers in the following topics:

• Family, Peers, Church, and School

  • A peer group is made up of people who are similar in age and social status and who share interests.
  • Peer groups are important to adolescents in a new way, as they begin to develop an identity separate from their parents and exert independence.
  • Additionally, peer groups provide their own opportunities for socialization since kids usually engage in different types of activities with their peers than they do with their families.
  • Peer groups provide adolescents' first major socialization experience outside the realm of their families.
  • Spending time with peers, such as participating in organized sports, can be an important source of political socialization for young adults.

• Forming Political Values

  • Peers – Limited in effect because of self-selection Peer group in youth affects mostly "lifestyle issues"

• Political Knowledge

  • While it is known that agents of political socialization (such as family, peers, church, and school) and major life and political events impact political values and public opinion, some argue that political knowledge plays a large role as well.

• Illegal Immigration

  • The majority of children that are born with illegal parents fail to graduate high school, averaging two fewer years of school than their peers.

• The House and the Senate: Differences in Responsibilities and Representation

  • Some members of Congress are elected by their peers to be officers of these committees.