青少年問題と逸脱行動

社会体制の構造的視点から

抄録

The problems of adolescence is a social problem concerning to young peoples as a individual, groups and generations. Generally, social problems is considered to be a situation which is a resource of difficulties and unhappiness by some peoples and has the possibility of social reconstruction. Then at the point of level of social behavior, the situation of social problem produces many deviant behaviors, so juvenile delinquency seems to be one type of these deviations.
Following scheme shows the relationship between social structures and deviations.
With reference to the theories of R. K. Merton, T. Parsons, R. Dubin, R. A. Cloward, the next scheme shows the patterns of deviant behavior in Multiple Society, which-are relevant to patterns of juvenile delinguency in Japan, because Japanese society is also changing society and moves from Communal type to Multiple type.
Pattern of Ritualism is fundamentally the same orientation as Conformity. Retreatism is a result of double failure in adaptation in the same direction of Innovation. Then, Juvenile delinquency is a pattern of behavior which shows Innovation and Rebellion.