Brief report: Citizenship concepts among adolescents. Evidence from a survey among Belgian 16-year olds

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 723-732

  Dejaeghere, Yves ^a   Hooghe, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Citizenship concepts; Civic engagement; Political participation; Volunteering; Voting; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CITIZENSHIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; ELECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 67349177819     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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