2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Civic participation in the United States is highly unequal, resulting in
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a civic engagement gap between socioeconomic, racial, and gender groups.
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Variation in civic participation and the civic engagement gap remain
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contested, primarily as a result of inconsistent definitions and
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measurement issues in previous work. Using consistent measures from the
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Monitoring the Future Study from 1976 to 2009, I analyze whether
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sociodemographic gaps in youth civic participation changed during a
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period of growing income inequality. I find that since the 1970s,
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electoral participation decreased, volunteering increased, and social
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movement activity remained constant. Participation varied by
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sociodemographic group, with highly educated Whites most active in all
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activities. Females volunteered more than males, but participated at the
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same rate in all other activities. The gap between male and female
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volunteering increased over the time period, as did the socioeconomic
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gap in volunteering. Racial gaps in participation, however, remained
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relatively stable from 1976 to 2009.'
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affiliation: 'Gaby, S (Corresponding Author), Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, 155
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Hamilton Hall,CB 3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA.
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Gaby, Sarah, Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, 155 Hamilton Hall,CB 3210, Chapel
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Hill, NC 27599 USA.'
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author: Gaby, Sarah
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author-email: sgaby@unc.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Gaby
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given: Sarah
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/0044118X16678155
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eissn: 1552-8499
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files: []
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issn: 0044-118X
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journal: YOUTH \& SOCIETY
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keywords: 'youth; civic engagement; inequality; political participation;
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volunteering; social movements; civic engagement gap'
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keywords-plus: 'UNITED-STATES; PROTEST; RACE; ORGANIZATIONS; CITIZENSHIP; COMMUNITY;
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ACTIVISM; SOCIETY; YOUNG'
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language: English
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month: OCT
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number: '7'
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number-of-cited-references: '71'
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pages: 923-946
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papis_id: 6d6483d2ccc46b0d003b0f76484a2877
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ref: Gaby2017civicengagement
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times-cited: '32'
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title: 'The Civic Engagement Gap(s): Youth Participation and Inequality From 1976
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to 2009'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000408883400004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
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usage-count-since-2013: '46'
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volume: '49'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology
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year: '2017'
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