Idle Hands and Empty Pockets?: Youth Involvement in Extracurricular Activities, Social Capital, and Economic Status

Autor/inn/en	White, Amanda M.; Gager, Constance T.
Titel	Idle Hands and Empty Pockets?: Youth Involvement in Extracurricular Activities, Social Capital, and Economic Status
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 39 (2007) 1, S.75-111 (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X06296906
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Student Participation; Social Capital; Family Income; Family Structure; Economic Status; Extracurricular Activities; School Activities; Welfare Services; Student Employment; Television Viewing; Housework; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Place of Residence; National Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Sozialkapital; Familieneinkommen; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Studentenarbeit; Fernsehkonsum; Hausarbeit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Wohnort
Abstract	Using data from the Survey of Adults and Youth, the authors examine the effect of economic status on youths' involvement in both school- and nonschool-related extracurricular activities. Specifically, they assess the association between four alternative measures of economic status--recipiency of food stamps, Aid to Families with Dependent Children/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, family income, or financial worries--and youth participation in extracurricular activities. The authors use social capital to frame their analyses. Analyses reveal that youths' participation in both school- and nonschool extracurricular activities are constrained by family economic status net of time spent in paid work, watching television, and doing housework. Furthermore, the authors find that participation in extracurricular activities varies by age, sex, race, residence, and family structure. Last, race and sex interactions surface for school-related activities. Asian girls have higher participation rates than White girls and Asian boys. Implications of these results are discussed. (Contains 5 tables, 2 figures and 2 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10