Sociology 2267A/B Lecture 2: Lecture 2 January 15th.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2267A/B
• Professor: Daphne Heywood

Document Summary

They have bad manners and contempt for authority. They show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in the place of exercise. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. Yet the public suggests that this remains a significant social problem. Youth crime in canada: all stats indicate that adults are responsible for considerably more crime, including crimes of violence than young people, however, young people make up a significant number of offenders. Why does the media consider youth so often deviant: canadians like everyone else are concerned about law and order and public safety. The behaviours of so-called adolescents came to be seen as potentially dangerous and damaging to persons in a community. Adolescents have always been seen: as a time of turmoil and conflict. Psychologist and sociologists alike have persistently attributed this stage in the life course to feelings and inclinations toward non-conformity and rebellion. (tanner pg.