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Youth and Political Participation - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
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Youth and Political Participation - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary World Issues
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This comprehensive reference examines the history and importance of
youth participation in politics, suggests reasons for their
disengagement, and discusses efforts to increase the interest of
young voters in the political process-a process in which they could
be a controlling factor. Surveys indicate that those under the age
of 30 consistently score the lowest on factual questions about
politics, and young people are the least likely to engage in
political activity online despite being the age group most likely
to use the Internet. Many political researchers and activists are
justifiably concerned, linking the low level of political
participation among American youth to the overall health of our
democratic system. Youth and Political Participation: A Reference
Handbook sheds light on this important subject, identifying and
discussing factors that have influenced youth political
participation in the past and those that play a role today,
including the mass media, political parties, interest groups, and
individual attitudes toward political engagement. The book also
provides historical perspective by addressing the early years of
the Republic, the protest politics of the 1960s, the campaign for
the 18-year-old vote, and the results of the 26th Amendment
granting that right. Biographical sketches of individuals who have
played key roles in encouraging political participation among young
people and of young people who are, or were, especially active in
politics A chronology of youth political participation in the
United States from the Revolutionary War to the present A directory
of organizations that have engaged in the study of youth political
participation or that encourage such participation
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