Roots of Civic Identity
International Perspectives on Community Service and Activism in Youth
James Youniss editor Miranda Yates editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:13th Nov '98
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An international collection of chapters about the participation of youth in community, civic and political activities.
Miranda Yates and James Youniss have brought together an international collection of essays that describe the state of community participation among the world's youth. Authors from around the globe use empirical data to present portraits of youth constructing their civic identities through such means as community service. Youth seek to resolve ideological tensions, such as in Northern Ireland and Palestine; to overcome corrupting political practices, such as in Italy and Taiwan; to deal with disillusionment, such as in Palestine and the emerging Eastern European nations; and to bridge barriers against youth's meaningful participation in the working of society, such as in Canada and Japan. Special conditions, such as the diminution of the welfare state, for instance, in former West Germany, and the rapid turn towards democracy in former East Germany offer insight into the process through which youth try to establish meaningful person-state relationships.
ISBN: 9780521622837
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
Weight: 570g
298 pages