Insist
There are times when one individual or a group try to pursue another individual or another group to act or perform in a way, here one party is trying to influence another to ensure that there is a change a behavior, or action, this is an act of insisting a person. To insist is therefore an attempt to socially influence a person.
Here, one thing should be made clear that social influence is not always negative. The procedure can often be helpful to the society at large. When an individual is insisted to act in a certain way it can bring about societal gain, like what is done by teachers and friends, making them realize their what they are capable of, correcting their maladaptive behaviour or reorienting their viewpoint about life, thus persuading the person can helpful. On the other hand, insisting someone to do something against his or her wish in a way that can have detrimental effect on their mental health is a degrading act.