The Role of Sociopolitical Attitudes and Civic Education in the Civic Engagement of Black Youth
The Role of Sociopolitical Attitudes and Civic Education in the Civic Engagement of Black Youth
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DOI：
10.1111/jora.12117
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发表时间：
2014-09-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Jagers, Robert J.
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作者：
Hope, Elan C.;Jagers, Robert J.
公民参与对个人和社区的福祉至关重要。在当前的研究中，我们使用来自全国代表性样本的调查数据来研究593名年龄在15-25岁的黑人青年的社会政治态度，如政治玩世不恭、对制度歧视的看法和政治效能，以及公民教育与公民参与的关系。我们发现，感知到的制度歧视、政治效能和公民教育与公民参与有关，而政治犬儒主义与公民参与无关。有证据表明，公民教育可能会加强感知到的制度歧视与公民参与之间的联系。目前的研究结果有助于我们理解承认系统性不平等如何促进黑人青年的公民参与。讨论了研究的局限性和未来的研究方向。
Civic engagement is important for individual and community well-being. In the current study, we use survey data from a nationally representative sample to examine how sociopolitical attitudes, such as political cynicism, perceptions of institutional discrimination, and political efficacy, along with civic education relate to civic engagement among 593 Black youth, ages 15-25. We found perceived institutional discrimination, political efficacy, and civic education were associated with civic engagement, while political cynicism was not. There is evidence to suggest civic education may strengthen the association between perceived institutional discrimination and civic engagement. The present findings contribute to our understanding of how acknowledging systemic inequity promotes civic engagement among Black youth. Findings are discussed in terms of study limitations and future research directions.