Emmy E. Werner and Ruth S. Smith have written a critical piece of literature in the study of resiliency and high risk youth called Vulnerable but Invincible: A Longitudinal Study of Resilient Children and Youth.
Here's a sample quote on the importance of a community working together to help parent a child - an alternative to a more individulatistic model:
When asked what helped them succeed against the odds, resilient children, youth, and adults overwhelmingly and exclusively gave the credit to members of their extended family, to neighbors and teachers, to mentors and voluntary associations and church groups.
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