The Political Participation of Working Youth and College Students. CIRCLE Working Paper 36

Autor/inn/en	Jarvis, Sharon E.; Montoya, Lisa; Mulvoy, Emily
Titel	The Political Participation of Working Youth and College Students. CIRCLE Working Paper 36
Quelle	(2005), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Students; Telephone Surveys; Political Attitudes; Political Affiliation; Age Groups; Peer Influence; Social Development; Late Adolescents; Extraversion Introversion; Out of School Youth; Citizen Participation; Research Methodology; Statistical Distributions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Politisches Interesse; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Soziale Entwicklung; Halbstarker; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung
Abstract	Unprecedented attention has gone to researching young voters, and yet one segment of this age group has been largely ignored: non-college (or "working") youth. Because very little is known about them, the following paper advances three fundamental concerns: What types of political activities do young workers engage in? What can be learned about them by comparing their political attitudes and behaviors to their college attending peers? and, What are some strategies that might be effective to increase their political participation? In responding to these questions, the current article reports data from a telephone survey of over 1,000 19-23 year-old working and college youth. The findings confirm that young workers (1) report lower levels of political socialization and interest as well as fewer civic skills, group memberships and mobilization opportunities than college students, and (2) are less likely to engage in a set of political acts than their college attending peers. The data also reveal, however, heretofore unknown patterns for this group, including that: political socialization and political interest are the most powerful predictors of participation for young workers; the cultivation of civic skills is a stronger predictor of participation for young workers than for college students; and workers who belong to groups and express an interest in politics may be the most ripe for mobilization efforts. The conclusion addresses how these findings could be used in efforts to engage young workers in the political system. (Contains 4 tables and 9 endnotes.) [This working paper was produced by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE).] (Author).
Anmerkungen	Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). University of Maryland, School of Public Policy, 2101 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-2790; Web site: http://www.civicyouth.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10