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Youth Engagement: The Civic-Political Lives of Children and Youth
Jessica Taft
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Description for Youth Engagement: The Civic-Political Lives of Children and Youth
Paperback. This volume critically examines the multiple and contested meanings of ideal citizenship and reveal how children and youth craft active citizenship as they encounter and respond to the various institutions and organizations designed to encourage their civic and political development. Series Editor(s): Bass, Loretta. Series: Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JPH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
In recent years, civic and political institutions have stepped up their efforts to encourage youth participation: schools promote volunteerism, non-profits provide opportunities for service, local governments create youth councils, and social movement organizations discuss the need to encourage a new generation of activists. This volume adopts a critical approach to the civic and political socialization projects which aim to transform children and youth into upstanding citizens. By synthesizing the study of young people's civic and political socialization under the rubric of "Youth Engagement", the interplay of the civic and the political throughout young people's lives is considered. Chapters critically examine ... Read more
In recent years, civic and political institutions have stepped up their efforts to encourage youth participation: schools promote volunteerism, non-profits provide opportunities for service, local governments create youth councils, and social movement organizations discuss the need to encourage a new generation of activists. This volume adopts a critical approach to the civic and political socialization projects which aim to transform children and youth into upstanding citizens. By synthesizing the study of young people's civic and political socialization under the rubric of "Youth Engagement", the interplay of the civic and the political throughout young people's lives is considered. Chapters critically examine ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
Series
Sociological Studies of Children and Youth
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785604256
SKU
V9781785604256
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