Persuasion

I think persuasion is brought on largely through peer pressure and the desire of the general person's want to conform to the majority of everyday society. However, persuading some people is harder than others, which leads me to believe that persuasion affects individuals at different levels and intensity. I would assess that I'm fairly easy to persuade on many things based on my personality and temparament. When people go about changing something as monumental as their religion, I think events play a greater role than peer pressure. It seems that peer pressure and events go hand in hand to change people's mind about certain issues or situations. A person might quit smoking because one of their family members argued such a good case against it that they felt compelled to kick the habit. Likewise, a person might quit after a devastating death of a loved one from lung cancer. So basically what I'm trying to say is that it with every given situation, it just depends! Someone might become racist after growing up in a secluded, rural environment where they see a handful of people that are just like themselves. They might eventually change their racists beliefs and actions after moving away from that area and interacting with others of different races. For example, they might become friends with a roomate that has a boyfriend/girlfriend of a different race which could lead them to accept people for who they are and not be so judgemental.