Deviance is an intrinsic phenomenon of societies and has been dealt with in different ways throughout history. Its expression and definition depend on the social context and indeed it was sociology that gave it its contemporary definition and came to grips with it specifically. The sociology of deviance has developed different models for understanding the phenomenon, focusing also on acts committed by very young people. The aim of this work is to help illustrate that some of these theories, such as anomie and strain theories, the theory of differential opportunities and the labelling approach, can be beneficial for the educator, too often not adequately formed even in the pedagogy of deviance. Deviants are those with whom she will have to deal most. It is therefore perhaps useful to remember the importance of the social sparring among minors and how it is an essential variable to be taken into consideration in re- educational work.
La devianza è un fenomeno intrinseco alle società ed è stata affrontata in modi diversi nel corso della storia. I suoi contenuti, ciò che essa sta ad indicare, dipendono dal contesto sociale ed infatti fu proprio la sociologia a darne la definizione odierna e a trattarla nello specifico. La sociologia della devianza ha sviluppato diversi modelli per comprendere questo fenomeno, focalizzandosi anche sugli atti commessi dai giovanissimi. Lo scopo di questo lavoro è quello di tentare di far comprendere come alcune di queste teorie, come ad esempio le teorie dell’anomia e della tensione, delle opportunità differenziali e dell’etichettamento, possano essere d’aiuto all’educatore, troppo spesso non adeguatamente formato nemmeno in pedagogia della devianza. I “devianti”, non per forza criminali, sono le persone con cui più spesso egli avrà a che fare. Si considera dunque utile ricordare l’importanza del contesto sociale dei minori e come questo sia una variabile essenziale da prendere in considerazione nel lavoro rieducativo.
The importance of sociological theories in the comprehension and re-education of deviant minors
Zanetti M
2019-01-01
Abstract
Deviance is an intrinsic phenomenon of societies and has been dealt with in different ways throughout history. Its expression and definition depend on the social context and indeed it was sociology that gave it its contemporary definition and came to grips with it specifically. The sociology of deviance has developed different models for understanding the phenomenon, focusing also on acts committed by very young people. The aim of this work is to help illustrate that some of these theories, such as anomie and strain theories, the theory of differential opportunities and the labelling approach, can be beneficial for the educator, too often not adequately formed even in the pedagogy of deviance. Deviants are those with whom she will have to deal most. It is therefore perhaps useful to remember the importance of the social sparring among minors and how it is an essential variable to be taken into consideration in re- educational work.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.