The Impact of Deviance Throughout Life

Deviance seen in teens ages 14-19 without jobs vs. with jobs

What kind of actions by teens are seen as deviant?

-smoking
-drinking
-drugs
-shoplifting
-risky behaviors

This page here further explains how important parents are in influencing their children and the choices they make. The graph shows parental involvement and the child's choices.

Click here to see a break down of the number of teens not working and not attending school across the USA.

According to the above website, teen deviance directly corelates with school and work. The more occupied a teen is, it seems, the less likely they will be deviants to society.