Adolescents hold differing views on civic and political activity
Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 13:28
in Psychology & Sociology
The record numbers of young people who took part in last year's presidential election, along with high schools' raised expectations that students participate in community service, have led to growing research on teens' civic beliefs and behaviour. A new study finds that most young people consider civic activity to be obligatory, but their judgements and justifications about different types of civic involvement vary by gender and a variety of other factors...