Civic Competence in Urban Youth
Civic Competence in Urban Youth
复制标题
城市青年的公民能力
DOI：
10.1207/s1532480xads0604_10
复制
发表时间：
2002
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
R. Atkins
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
D. Hart;R. Atkins
探讨了城市青年的公民能力及其发展障碍。城市青少年在公民知识和公民参与方面落后于郊区青少年。这些滞后可能是由于城市成年人的政治参与水平低，教育失败，以及童年缺乏加入俱乐部和球队的机会。一个小城市和邻近的郊区城镇的比较说明了城市青年在公民发展道路上面临的相互交织的障碍，以及大多数城市中心在改善公民发展机会方面面临的困难。我们的结论是，城市青年的真正兴趣，在获得公民能力是挫败的人口因素，主要是那些生活在美国的城市控制之外。
Civic competence and obstacles to its development are explored in urban youth. Our review suggests that urban youth lag behind suburban adolescents in civic knowledge and civic participation. These lags may be attributable to low levels of political participation among urban adults, educational failures, and a lack of childhood opportunities to join clubs and teams. A comparison of a small city and a neighboring suburban town illustrates both the intertwined obstacles that confront urban youth on the path to civic development and the difficulty that most urban centers face in improving opportunities for civic development. We conclude that urban youth's genuine interest in acquiring civic competence is frustrated by demographic factors largely outside the control of those living in America's cities.