Defying the general belief that American citizenship is in decline, Sanford claims that Generation X is actually taking positions of civic leadership and authority as Baby Boomers retire. By exploring traditional instruments of social capital, civic culture and political science, she attempts to make us understand this maligned generation better.
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Contents: The Problems of Citizenship in the Early 21st Century History’s Standard of Good Citizenship Assessing Contemporary Citizenship: The Case for Qualitative Methods Cyber-Democrats and Just-in-Time Social Capital Wireheads as New Minimalists Tech Elites: Bridging Old and New Social Capital Trailing Xers, Rising Millenials and Two Cliches Embracing Flux: Generation X and the New Norms of Social CapitalOver de auteur
STEFANIE SANFORD works at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA.
Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 216 ● ISBN 9780230603127 ● Bestandsgrootte 1.0 MB ● Uitgeverij Palgrave Macmillan US ● Stad New York ● Gepubliceerd 2007 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2306713 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Sociale DRM
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