According to Laura Berk, "Teenagers often are keen to fit into a like-minded teenage friendship group such as "jocks," "brains" or "popular." Berk also states
that pressure among people to conform to their friendship group is much higher during the teenage years than in either younger childhood or adulthood."
She speaks about the following topics:
Friendship Groups
The Role of the Parents
The Wrong Crowd
Please describe how these three topics play a role in a teen's development and also tell us how you would/have raise(d) a teen with these societal pressures.
What other groups are there that she does not mention?
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