Youth Activism
Published on Apr 16, 2021
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Development of Youth Participation in Social Change
Don't let anyone look down on you because of your youth, but set an example for others.
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Where do we start?
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Elementary School
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Creating a Foundation
Elementary Students:
Elementary Students
- Learning Empathy
- Developing Student Voice
- Sharing Opinions of Problems
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Middle School Students
- Further development of student voice
- Collaboration between adults and students to solve school problems
- Student leadership development in change efforts
- Community Service Opportunities
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High School
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High School Students
- Student leadership in community action
- learn activism from each other, not adults
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College Students
- have biographical availability: young, unemployed, unmarried, childless
- Recruited and mobilized by contemporary movements
- "Slacktivism?"
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Reflection
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References
- Comparing Neighborhood-Focused Activism and Volunteerism: Psychological Well-Being and Social Connectedness
- Earl, J., Maher, T. V., & Elliott, T. (2017). Youth, Activism, and Social Movements. Sociology Compass, 11(4). doi:10.1111/soc4.12465
- Gilster, M. E. (2012). Comparing neighborhood-focused activism and volunteerism: Psychological well-being and social connectedness. Journal of Community Psychology, 40(7), 769-784. doi:10.1002/jcop.20528
- McGinn, T. Powerpoint from SOC 285 4/13.
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