The effects of community on young people
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They say it takes a village to raise a child, but when does the village stop being a vital part of a young person’s life?.
By Florence Smith-Drayson
The answer should, surely, be never. The communities which young people are part of help to shape and change them. There are communities everywhere and at many levels and they include families, friends, schools and colleges, faith groups, national and cultural groups, clubs, sports teams, ideology and political groups, sexuality groups, businesses and work-places, and neighbours and local resources. They all impact how a young person grows up, their perception of the world and how they interact with others.
Firstly, let’s start with the age-old debate that nurture, or the environment, is what affects a person’s behaviour, development and health. Psychologists have long debated nature vs nurture and the impact of these on how children and young people develop. Nurture is the idea that a person’s environment is what influences how they d...
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