Youth civic engagement in the United States: Understanding and addressing the impact of social impediments on positive youth and community development

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 188-201

  Balsano, Aida B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846524449     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532480xads0904_2     Document Type: Article

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