[HPforGrownups]Hermione and peer pressure

[Jo Jackson]

No: HPFGUIDX 34613

Meglet 2 wrote: 

>*grin* I don't think you're being biased at all. I personally see
>Hermione as one of the strongest characters in the HP-verse. The mere
>fact that she has no problems resisting peer pressure to do what she
>thinks is right just astounds me. I wish I were more like her.

The latest research on teens is that few have difficulty resisting peer 
pressure.  (This research is mostly about use of drugs in teenagers - 
revealing that teenagers make a choice to use, or not use, based on their 
own beliefs.  'It's peer pressure' is apparently just not right, and often found 
to be a patronising statement by teens: I'm not able to think for myself...gee 
thanks Mum.)  So it's not so much Hermione's resistance to peer pressure 
we should be impressed by, but her well-thought out choices and 
unprejudiced thinking.

Jo Jackson King