So what?

SO.. Why is teenage drinking considered deviant?

Aside from being underage, drinking is literally not healthy for teens. I know teenagers brains are still developing, therefore drinking can alter this process. The human brain does not fully develop until mid twenty's. *hey- maybe this is why adolescents are known for being partiers in University because it is a prime time to begin drinking, according to brain development theories* The human brain's core development occurs during adolescence. Drinking can alter this development, therefore beginning to drink before suggested legal age alters the process. 

Teenagers are aware drinking is unhealthy, but continue this deviant behaviour. I believe teenagers enjoy drinking for the socialization aspect to interact and learn to function in society. I believe teenagers enjoy drinking for the adrenaline aspect, getting together with a cohort of teenagers to behave in ways that are deviant. Teenagers often believe they are invincible, this is why I believe the age group enjoys drinking because of the opportunity to feel rebellious. Elkind's theory of Adolescent Egocentrism can be applied to rationalize why teenagers are deviant by drinking or using drugs. Elkind's ideas of adolescence believes the primary feature of this phase of life is the immaturity of the thinking process. Teenagers are unable to recognize deviant behaviour because of their lack of maturity, simply based on the fact of their age. Teenagers are far more immature than adults are because they do not have the experience adults do, and knowledge of what deviant behaviour is. 

This is a photo I believe captures society's expressions when thinking about teenagers drinking.