The evolving citizen
Subtitle: American youth and the changing norms of democratic engagement
By: Jay P. Childers
Series: Rhetoric and democratic deliberation
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780271054117
Subjects: Youth; Political participation; Political activity
Description: "Examines, through an analysis of seven high school newspapers, the evolution of civic and political participation among young people in the United States since 1965"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: American youth: who they are and why they matter; title: American high school: teenagers and scholastic journalism; title: Dislocated cosmopolitans; title: Removed volunteers; title: Protective critics; title: Independent joiners; title: American evolution, democratic engagement, and civic education.