"  The need for social acceptance and approval.  It is a very big
  force in this world.  It accounts for a great deal of what
  people do and why they do it.  Like what?
         
    - Children (both young children and teenagers) do a great
        many things out of the desire to be accepted by their
        peers.  It is called "peer pressure".  They swear, tell
        dirty stories, smoke cigarettes, use drugs, drink
        alcohol, engage in premarital sex, steal, commit acts of
        vandalism, and do many other things just to be accepted
        by those whose friendship they value.  Peer pressure even
        dictates the kind of clothes they must wear and the way
        their hair must be cut.

    - Adults do many things out of the desire for the acceptance
        and approval of their peers.  They swear, drink, smoke,
        use drugs, tell dirty stories, etc. just to be one of the
        gang --- just to be accepted.  They follow the latest
        fads, wear the latest fashion in clothing, cut their hair
        according to the latest cut.  Some even choose their
        ideas and opinions according to the latest fashion.  And
        it is all done for the regard, acceptance and approval of
        others.
"
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