Community Service or Activism as an Identity Project for Youth

Autor/in	Harre, Niki
Titel	Community Service or Activism as an Identity Project for Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 35 (2007) 6, S.711-724 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20174
Schlagwörter	Integrity; Individualism; Activism; Literature Reviews; Youth Programs; Service Learning; Citizen Participation; Youth Opportunities; Social Structure; Modeling (Psychology); Social Justice; Emotional Experience; Altruism; Religious Factors; Social Values; Group Membership; Personality Traits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Integrität; Individualismus; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Jugendsofortprogramm; Service-Learning; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Sozialstruktur; Modeling; Modelling; Modellierung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Sozialer Wert; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	This article reviews the literature on community service and activism, particularly in youth, using the theoretical approach provided by an identity projects framework. This framework allows for an examination of the contextual and experiential factors that contribute to the emergence and maintenance of an identity project of service or activism. The contributors to project emergence may include: favourable social structures, collective crises, biographical availability, parental modelling, experiencing or witnessing injustice or suffering, inspiring stories, altruistic personality, religious values, and organisational affiliations. For many participants, these projects appear associated with intense experiences of belonging, stimulation, efficacy, and integrity. These experiences may be of great importance in reinforcing and expanding service or activism. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10