Civil society through the lifecourse:

Are young people blindly self-interested? How does university shape students' political participation? Can busy parents and grandparents find time to volunteer? Challenging conventional thinking, leading academics explore how individuals' relationships with civil society change over time a...

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Other Authors: Power, Sally 1957- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol Policy Press 2020
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Summary:Are young people blindly self-interested? How does university shape students' political participation? Can busy parents and grandparents find time to volunteer? Challenging conventional thinking, leading academics explore how individuals' relationships with civil society change over time as different lifecourse events and stages trigger and hinder civic engagement. Drawing on personal narratives, longitudinal cohort studies and national surveys, this unprecedented study considers rarely examined aspects of civic engagement including school students' sense of social responsibility and the charitable legacy bequests of elderly people and highlights significant implications for those promoting greater civic and political participation
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Mar 2021)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 223 Seiten)
ISBN:9781447354864
DOI:10.46692/9781447354864

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