SOCIAL PRESSURE

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N., Pam M.S.
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the influence that is exerted on a person or group by another person or group. It includes rational argument, persuasion, conformity and demands. See social force; social influence.

SOCIAL PRESSURE: "Social pressure can be exerted by a person or a group."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. GROUP PRESSURE
  2. INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE
  3. SOCIAL INFLUENCE
  4. BODY-MIND PROBLEM, MIND CONTROL
  5. FESTINGER, LEON
  6. SOCIAL INFLUENCE
  7. BODY-MIND PROBLEM, MIND CONTROL
  8. SOUND PRESSURE
  9. MINORITY INFLUENCE
  10. GROUPTHINK
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SOCIAL PRESSURE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/social-pressure/ (accessed January 6, 2021).
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