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1、12Text1Comeon-Everybody'sdoingit.Thatwhisperedmessage，halfinvitationandhalfforcing，iswhatmostofusthinkofwhenwehearthewordspeerpressure.Itusuallyleadstonogood-drinking，drugsandcasualsex.ButinhernewbookJointheClub，TinaRosenbergcontendsthatpeerpressurecanalsobeapositivefo

2、rcethroughwhatshecallsthesocialcure，inwhichorganizationsandofficialsusethepowerofgroupdynamicstohelpindividualsimprovetheirlivesandpossiblytheword.Rosenberg，therecipientofaPulitzerPrize，offersahostofexampleofthesocialcureinaction：InSouthCarolina，astate-sponsoredantismo

3、kingprogramcalledRageAgainsttheHazesetsouttomakecigarettesuncool.InSouthAfrica，anHIV-preventioninitiativeknownasLoveLiferecruitsyoungpeopletopromotesafesexamongtheirpeers.Theideaseemspromising，andRosenbergisaperceptiveobserver.Hercritiqueofthelamenessofmanypubic-health

4、campaignsisspot-on：theyfailtomobilizepeerpressureforhealthyhabits，andtheydemonstrateaseriouslyflawedunderstandingofpsychology.“Daretobedifferent，pleasedon'tsmoke！”pleadsonebillboardcampaignaimedatreducingsmokingamongteenagers-teenagers，whodesirenothingmorethanfittingin

5、.Rosenbergarguesconvincinglythatpublic-healthadvocatesoughttotakeapagefromadvertisers，soskilledatapplyingpeerpressure.Butonthegeneraleffectivenessofthesocialcure，Rosenbergislesspersuasive.JointheClubisfilledwithtoomuchirrelevantdetailandnotenoughexplorationofthesociala

6、ndbiologicalfactorsthatmakepeerpressuresopowerful.Themostglaringflawofthesocialcureasit'spresentedhereisthatitdoesn'tworkverywellforverylong.RageAgainsttheHazefailedoncestatefundingwascut.EvidencethattheLoveLifeprogramproduceslastingchangesislimitedandmixed.There'snodo

7、ubtthatourpeergroupsexertenormousinfluenceonourbehavior.Anemergingbodyofresearchshowsthatpositivehealthhabits-aswellasnegativeones-spreadthroughnetworksoffriendsviasocialcommunication.Thisisasubtleformofpeerpressure：weunconsciouslyimitatethebehaviorweseeeveryday.Farles

8、scertain，however，ishowsuccessfullyexpertsandbureaucratscanselectourpeergroupsandsteertheiractivitiesinvirtuousdirecti