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Taylor & Francis Ltd - Young Citizens In The Digital Age Political Engagement Young People And New Media - Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd - Young Citizens In The Digital Age Political Engagement Young People And New Media - Paperback
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Description: A social anxiety currently pervades the political classes of the western world arising from the perception that young people have become disaffected with liberal democratic politics. Voter turnout among 18 - 25 year olds continues to be lower than other age groups and they are less likely to join political parties. This is not however proof that young people are not interested in politics per se but is evidence that they are becoming politically socialized within a new media environment. This shift poses a significant challenge to politicians who increasingly have to respond to a technologically mediated lifestyle politics that celebrates lifestyle diversity personal disclosure and celebrity. This book explores alternative approaches for engaging and understanding young people's political activity and looks at the adoption of information and IC Ts as a means to facilitate the active engagement of young people in democratic societies. Young Citizens in a Digital Age presents new research and the first comprehensive analysis of IC Ts citizenship and young people from an international group of leading scholars. It is an important book for students and researchers of citizenship and IC Ts within the fields of sociology politics social policy and communication studies among others.
Title: Young Citizens In The Digital Age Political Engagement Young People And New Media
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415409124
Pages: 218 Pages, 14 Tables, Black And White; 12 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/12/2007
Category: Health & Personal Development
Description: A social anxiety currently pervades the political classes of the western world arising from the perception that young people have become disaffected with liberal democratic politics. Voter turnout among 18 - 25 year olds continues to be lower than other age groups and they are less likely to join political parties. This is not however proof that young people are not interested in politics per se but is evidence that they are becoming politically socialized within a new media environment. This shift poses a significant challenge to politicians who increasingly have to respond to a technologically mediated lifestyle politics that celebrates lifestyle diversity personal disclosure and celebrity. This book explores alternative approaches for engaging and understanding young people's political activity and looks at the adoption of information and IC Ts as a means to facilitate the active engagement of young people in democratic societies. Young Citizens in a Digital Age presents new research and the first comprehensive analysis of IC Ts citizenship and young people from an international group of leading scholars. It is an important book for students and researchers of citizenship and IC Ts within the fields of sociology politics social policy and communication studies among others.
Title: Young Citizens In The Digital Age Political Engagement Young People And New Media
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415409124
Pages: 218 Pages, 14 Tables, Black And White; 12 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/12/2007
Category: Health & Personal Development
