Very interesting!
It seems that all of us to one degree or another feel the pressure inspired on us by our peers and social connections. I have often heard that we become the product of the traits of the people we associate with the most.
This is interesting, because often it is an unconscious process which is strongly insinuated with the Differential Identification Theory.
After all, there is that deep human need to fit into our "tribe", sometimes at any cost.
To what degree do you think we are able to overcome this psychological trait of ours, given a situation where the norm in our social group is criminal behavior that could ruin everything we work for?
Thanks for the great topic