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Peer reviewedle Roux, Johann; Smith, Cheryl Sylvia – Adolescence, 1998
The police, court officials, social workers, and the public in general perceive street children negatively: their behavior is deemed deviant. This paper examines the concept of deviance as a label placed on the powerless by those in positions of power. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse
Peer reviewedChimonides, Kathryn M.; Frank, Deborah I. – Adolescence, 1998
Investigates rural and urban adolescents' perceptions of mental health. Provides insight into rural and urban students' perceptions of problematic behaviors, who should intervene, and how. Recommends that health care providers help adolescents expand their range of coping behaviors, especially in regard to alcohol abuse and violence. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
