Family, Meaning and Expressions of Juvenile Delinquency. A Case Study in Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire
Family, Meaning and Expressions of Juvenile Delinquency. A Case Study in Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with the question of the motivational meaning of acting out and the expression of violence perpetrated by adolescents in Abidjan. Our hypothesis postulates that concerning their experiences, the violent physical and psychological behaviours adopted by adolescents are variously the expression of desired intentions such as the search for a means for survival, to prove the ability of success and acceptance by others as well as the revenge of his parents. The objective for us is to understand the ends, the means of the marginal activities according to the lived social contexts. We opted for the quantitative and qualitative approach with a sample of 45 teenagers aged between 12 and 18 years old. It turns out that the quality of the relationship with the parents and the type of peer group, especially the experience of this relationship is a factor that informs the reasons for their deviations. These reasons also called “motivational factors”, constitute a behavioural response with a communication aim. The types of actions that adolescents take are thus a well-directed interpellation and are expressed according to the social context experienced in terms of manifest physical violence (VPM), clandestine physical violence (VPC) and psychological violence (VP).

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