Civic commitment in young activists: Emergent processes in the development of personal and collective identity

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 474-484

  Martínez, M Loreto ^a   Peñaloza, Pilar ^a   Valenzuela, Cristina ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Civic commitment; Identity; Participation; Political; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIVIC COMMITMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861348969     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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