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Social Deviancy among Youth: Types and Significance
by Robert J. Havighurst - 1966In order to understand social maladjustment, it is useful to see it against the perspective of deviancy. Social maladjustment is an undesirable form of deviancy. However, there are desirable forms of deviancy. Therefore, it is useful to consider the various forms of deviancy that are shown by children and youth, including the various forms of social maladjustment. Some of these forms of deviancy should be encouraged by the educational process. The purpose of this chapter is to take a comprehensive look at deviancy and to indicate why certain forms of deviancy are undesirable and should be reduced by education.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below: | This article originally appeared as NSSE Yearbook Vol 65, No.1. |
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