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ENFANT INADAPTE [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
  • Human Behaviour
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
CONT

child, socially maladjusted. A child who, in trying to solve his problems, comes into conflict with the value system held by dominant society ...; he often exhibits serious emotional disturbance.

OBS

Some children are either unable or unwilling to conform to accepted norms of behaviour, and if these deviations are serious or extreme or persistent, they are considered behavioural disorders. Basically, such problems fall into two categories: (1) emotional maladjustment, in which the child shows inner tensions, anxiety, neuroticism, or psychotic behaviour, and (2) social maladjustment, in which the child shows defiance and disregard for constituted authority and general antisocial behaviour. Although there is sometimes an overlap between the emotionally disturbed and the socially maladjusted, emotional disturbance basically refers to the psychological characteristics of the child, whereas social maladjustment refers to the relations of the child to society as a whole.

Key term(s)
  • socially maladjusted child

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Sociologie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence
  • Comportement humain
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
OBS

enfant inadapté : présentant un déficit intellectuel ou des troubles affectifs qui le rendent incapable de faire face aux conditions normales de la vie.

Key term(s)
  • enfant inadapté
  • enfance inadaptée

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Education

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation spéciale
DEF

Enfants dépourvus de certaines des dispositions d'esprit ou de caractère qui conditionnent leur bonne insertion et leur succès dans leur milieu social (inadapté social) ou scolaire (inadapté scolaire).

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Education
  • Social Services and Social Work
DEF

One who deviates markedly below or above the norm of his age group in respect of one, or a combination of, physical, intellectual or behavioural characteristic so as to require special educational provision. The term is more frequently used for deviations below the norm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation spéciale
  • Services sociaux et travail social
DEF

Enfant sensiblement inférieur ou supérieur à la norme de son groupe et qui doit recevoir un enseignement spécial. S'emploie surtout pour l'enfant inférieur à la norme.

OBS

enfant en difficulté : équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux.

Spanish

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