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A new engagement? [electronic resource] : political participation, civic life, and the changing American citizen / Cliff Zukin ... [et al.].
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: 1 online resource (xv, 253 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199850822 (ebook) :; 0199850828 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Political participation -- United States
| Citizenship -- United States | Civil society -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780195183177DDC classification: 323'.042'08420973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Seeking answers as to why youngsters differ from their parents when it comes to turning out to vote, this title challenges conventional wisdom that the youth is plagued by a severe case of political apathy. It concludes that, while older citizens participate by voting, youngsters engage by being active in their communities.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Seeking answers as to why youngsters differ from their parents when it comes to turning out to vote, this title challenges conventional wisdom that the youth is plagued by a severe case of political apathy. It concludes that, while older citizens participate by voting, youngsters engage by being active in their communities.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.