Adolescents' Domain-Specific Judgments about Different Forms of Civic Involvement: Variations by Age and Gender

Autor/inn/en	Metzger, Aaron; Ferris, Kaitlyn
Titel	Adolescents' Domain-Specific Judgments about Different Forms of Civic Involvement: Variations by Age and Gender
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 36 (2013) 3, S.529-538 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.003
Schlagwörter	Citizen Participation; Adolescents; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Whites; Service Learning; Early Adolescents; Activism; Political Attitudes; Community Involvement; Adolescent Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; White; Weißer; Service-Learning; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung
Abstract	Domain-specific judgments about different forms of civic engagement were assessed in a sample 467 primarily White adolescents (M age = 15.26, range = 11-19). Adolescents reported on the obligatory nature and social praiseworthiness (respect) of different forms of civic involvement. Adolescents distinguished among four different categories of civic involvement in their judgments: community service, standard political involvement (e.g., voting), social movement involvement (e.g., protesting), and community gathering activities. These mean differences were moderated by adolescent age (early, middle, and late adolescents) and gender. With increasing age, adolescents judged community service to be more worthy of respect but less obligatory. Compared to early adolescents, late adolescents prioritized standard political involvement as an activity in which US citizens should be engaged, but judged community gathering activities to be less obligatory. Across all age groups, girls judged community service and community gathering activities to be more obligatory than boys. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10