A Political Science Perspective on Socialization Research: Young Nordic Citizens in a Comparative Light

Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement in Youth

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 43-65

  Amnå, Erik ^a   Zetterberg, Pär ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Civic voluntarism; IEA civic education study; Modernization; Nordic countries; Political science; Political socialization; Post materialism; School; Social capital; Stand by citizens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861415032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470767603.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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