General Article The effects of community on young people

Topic Selected: Being an Active Citizen Book Volume: 453

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, businesse...

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