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1、2012考研英语阅读真题:考研英语(一)第1篇Comeon--Everybody’sdoingit.
Thatwhisperedmessage,halfinvitationandhalfforcing,iswhatmostofusthinkofwhenwehearthewordspeerpressure.
Itusuallyleadstonogood--drinking,drugsandcasualsex.
ButinhernewbookJointheClub,TinaRosenbergcontendsthatpeerpressurecanalsobeapo
2、sitiveforcethroughwhatshecallsthesocialcure,
inwhichorganizationsandofficialsusethepowerofgroupdynamicstohelpindividualsimprovetheirlivesandpossiblytheworld.
Rosenberg,therecipientofaPulitzerPrize,offersahostofexamplesofthesocialcureinaction:
InSouthCarolina,astate-sponsoredantismo
3、kingprogramcalledRageAgainsttheHazesetsouttomakecigarettesuncool.
InSouthAfrica,anHIV-preventioninitiativeknownasLoveLiferecruitsyoungpeopletopromotesafesexamongtheirpeers.
Theideaseemspromising,andRosenbergisaperceptiveobserver.
Hercritiqueofthelamenessofmanypublic-healthcampaigns
4、isspot-on:
theyfailtomobilizepeerpressureforhealthyhabits,andtheydemonstrateaseriouslyflawedunderstandingofpsychology.
“Daretobedifferent,pleasedon’tsmoke!”pleadsonebillboardcampaignaimedatreducingsmokingamongteenagers—teenagers,whodesirenothingmorethanfitting5/5in.
Rosenbergargues
5、convincinglythatpublic-healthadvocatesoughttotakeapagefromadvertisers,soskilledatapplyingpeerpressure.
Butonthegeneraleffectivenessofthesocialcure,Rosenbergislesspersuasive.
JointheClubisfilledwithtoomuchirrelevantdetail
andnotenoughexplorationofthesocialandbiologicalfactorsthatmak
6、epeerpressuresopowerful.
Themostglaringflawofthesocialcureasit’spresentedhereisthatitdoesn’tworkverywellforverylong.
RageAgainsttheHazefailedoncestatefundingwascut.
EvidencethattheLoveLifeprogramproduceslastingchangesislimitedandmixed.
There’snodoubtthatourpeergroupsexertenormousin
7、fluenceonourbehavior.
Anemergingbodyofresearchshowsthatpositivehealthhabits--aswellasnegativeones
spreadthroughnetworksoffriendsviasocialcommunication.
Thisisasubtleformofpeerpressure:weunconsciouslyimitatethebehaviorweseeeveryday.
Farlesscertain,however,ishowsuccessfullyexpertsand
8、bureaucratscanselectourpee