Civic Commitment in Young Activists: Emergent Processes in the Development of Personal and Collective Identity

Autor/inn/en	Martinez, M. Loreto; Penaloza, Pilar; Valenzuela, Cristina
Titel	Civic Commitment in Young Activists: Emergent Processes in the Development of Personal and Collective Identity
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 35 (2012) 3, S.474-484 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.11.006
Schlagwörter	Grounded Theory; Activism; Social Action; Ideology; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Citizen Participation; Adolescents; Young Adults; Self Concept; Political Attitudes; Identification (Psychology); Organizations (Groups); Group Membership; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Soziales Handeln; Ideologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Selbstkonzept; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Gruppenzugehörigkeit
Abstract	Through a qualitative approach this study documents life experiences that youth with a history of sustained social and political participation judge as significant in the development of their civic commitment. Data is drawn from in-depth interviews to 6 Chilean youth (3 ages 16-19; 3 ages 20-24 years) of diverse socioeconomic condition, with a history of 3-7 years of active participation in prosocial and political organizations. Grounded theory was used to generate inductive knowledge of the processes that led to commitment and further sustained civic participation. Participants' trajectories of commitment illustrate both individual and contextual sources that motivate their sustained action. Participants identify with social and political causes and integrate them to their personal identities. Their sustained social action is related to identification with the goals of the organizations they belong to. Their accounts convey a collective sense of we developed through working toward shared goals with other organization members. Findings speak to the role that youth can play in advancing social and political ideologies and are discussed in light of identity theory and sociopolitical development. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10