I need to know who or what kids are influenced by mostly to smoke..I am doing a report and need some help here. Thank you!
2007-02-22 14:39:17 · 30 answers · asked by stef 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Friends and peer pressure are the main reasons in my opinion that kids smoke.
2007-02-22 14:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Leila 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kids can be influenced to smoke because of certain movies that have smoking in them. They can also be influenced because of peer pressure. Just because all of their friends are doing it doesn't mean that they should. Smoking causes lung cancer, and second hand smoke is more deadly than smoking it first hand. Plus smoking is gross and makes people stink and their hair smells. Also if they are kissing someone they don't want to be kissing an ash tray.
2007-02-22 14:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that it's the parents, if the kids grow up around it then they are raised to be tolerent to it, and by 2nd hand smoke can even become addicted to it. If the mom is a chain smoker during stressful situations then when the child gets older when I stressful situation arises they will need to have that smoking presences, kinda like Pavlo's Dogs.
2007-02-22 15:58:36 · answer #3 · answered by Lindsey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents are the biggest influence. If the parents smoke the kids are more likely to pick up the same habit.
2007-02-22 14:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Lily 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't influenced by peer pressure to start smoking. For me, I was just curious and also looking for some way to rebel.
2007-02-22 14:48:41 · answer #5 · answered by cafegrrrl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, its the parents. There are no longer cigarette adds on TV so that can't. They see their parents do it and eventually try it. And those who's parents don't smoke then its friends who do. Peer pressure is not always verbal. And then lastly I'd say celebrity's. They see their favorite singers and Actors doing it and think that its cool or whatever.
2007-02-22 14:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by sarah 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm student of University Indonesia, and my major also Sociology, in my opinion, kids influenced by friends in school and environment, by family, or even by watching the life style in TV.....
2007-02-22 14:44:04 · answer #7 · answered by roy_marzoed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess would be from primary and secondary groups like family members or peer groups, mo likely the latter. Of course everyone influence is superseded by culture and the media.
2007-02-22 16:04:39 · answer #8 · answered by paradox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me it was my parents, they told me it was bad- but I saw them do it over and over again.
It wasnt until I left home that I realized what I was doing to myself so I quit. Once I realized it was so easy to quit and the more I told myself no- the stronger i got and the easier it was to resist.
I think that parents need to raise more mentally strong kids. Alot of the problems today are because the majority of our society is mentally weak and lacking true passion.
2007-02-22 14:49:52 · answer #9 · answered by italianmami7447 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think kids are influenced to smoke by watching their family members to smoke. if they see mom and dad do it they think it is okay. its kind of like monkey see monkey do. i think also by tv and movies and by the movie stars they look up to. i think also other peers at school influence them to . i think if kids think it makes them look cool like their friends or like their movie stars, i think their are not 2 many good role models out their so people copy what they see other people do
2007-02-22 14:45:05 · answer #10 · answered by crystal w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋