Waywardness, which is compared by Klüwer to 'dissociality', is a crude collective category for genetically and structurally different socialization defects. P. Scott's useful typology of dissociality is described and illustrated with examples in order to demonstrate the importance of differentiating the therapeutic institutions. Were current practice to be upheld, the differing needs of dissocial patients could not be met by the available therapies. In conclusion, Klüwer attempts to reformulate Scott's types in accordance with structural theory.