Motivations for Civic Participation Among Diverse Youth: More Similarities than Differences

Research in Human Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 63-83

  Ballard, Parissa J ^a,b   Malin, Heather ^c   Porter, Tenelle J ^c   Colby, Anne ^c   Damon, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926318651     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2015.1010348     Document Type: Article

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