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Peer reviewedGottlieb, Benjamin H. – American Psychologist, 1983
Suggests that social support systems offer a new avenue toward primary prevention, since social networks provide social meaning and psychological import to the term "community." Examines the nature and health protective effects of social support in the light of the historical evolution of community psychology as a discipline. (Author/AOS)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Resources, Environmental Influences, Health
