Youth bulges in communities: The effects of age structure on adolescent civic knowledge and civic participation

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 591-597

  Hart, Daniel ^a,e   Atkins, Robert ^b   Markey, Patrick ^c   Youniss, James ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4544296116     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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