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2004
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Forrest B. Tyler, « The Role of Prosocial Communities in Youth Development », Psykhe, ID : 10670/1.jtcam4
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"Providing a supportive prosocially oriented socialization for children was emphasized as necessary for theirdevelopment as responsible citizens oriented to living in and sustaining their communities. A prosocial communitywas defined as one in which its inhabitants are concerned with the well-being of others in the community and thecommunity as well as with themselves. The failure of current community psychology theory, research, andprojects to address the nature of communities and implications of their work for the development of prosocialcommunities and children was addressed. A comprehensive child-centered approach to prosocial communitybuilding which necessarily includes children as participants was outlined. Illustrative youth oriented prosocialcommunity projects, implications of their outcomes, and suggested research directions were cited"