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04734aam a2200517 i 4500 001 DCFB4684370411E887D7D95B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180403010230 008 171204s2018 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017040491 020 $a 0190641517 020 $a 9780190641511 020 $a 0190641487 020 $a 9780190641481 035 $a (OCoLC)1014011476 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d YDX $d OCLCF $d GZM $d EYM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HQ799.2.P6 $b H37 2018 082 00 $a 323/.04208350973 $2 23 084 $a EDU000000 $a POL000000 $a EDU000000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Hart, Daniel, $e author. 245 10 $a Renewing democracy in young America / $c Daniel Hart and James Youniss. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2018] 300 $a x, 167 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a " With a government plagued by systemic ills and deep ideological divides, democracy, as we know it, is in jeopardy. Yet, ironically, voter apathy remains prevalent and evidence suggests standard civic education has done little to instill a sense of civic duty in the American public. While some are waiting for change to come from within, trying to influence already polarized voters, or counting down the days until the "next election," leading child and adolescent development experts Daniel Hart and James Youniss are looking to another solution: America's youth. In Renewing Democracy in Young America, Hart and Youniss examine the widening generation gap, the concentration of wealth in pockets of the US, and the polarized political climate, and they arrive at a compelling solution to some of the most hotly contested issues of our time. The future of democracy depends on the American people seeing citizenship as a long-term psychological identity, and thus it is critical that youth have the opportunity to act as citizens during the time of their identity formation. Proposing that 16- and 17-year-olds be able to vote in municipal elections and suggesting that schools create science-based, community-oriented environmental engagement programs, the authors expound that by engaging youth through direct citizen-participatory experiences, we can successfully create active and committed citizens. Political scientists, media commentators, and citizens alike agree that democratic processes are broken across the nation, but we cannot stop at simply showing that our political system is dysfunctional. Refreshingly lucid and unabashedly hopeful, Renewing Democracy in Young America is an impeccably timed call to action. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Political participation is paramount in a successful democracy, yet a strong sense of civic identity remains elusive in 21st century America. In Renewing Democracy in Young America, Hart and Youniss explore the idea that democracy depends on incorporating citizenship into long-term psychological identities. Proposing that 16- and 17-year-olds be able to vote in municipal elections and suggesting that schools create science-based, community-oriented environmental engagement programs, Hart and Youniss expound that by starting young and starting local, with direct citizen-participatory experiences, we can successfully create active and committed citizens"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 1. Young America and Democracy -- 2. Parties, Voters, and Interest Groups: The Current State of American Politics -- 3. Youth and Opportunity -- 4. Education for Citizenship -- 5. Civic Life through Environmental Engagement -- 6. Lower the Voting Age and Increase Participation -- 7. Civic Development in the 21st Century. 650 0 $a Youth $x Political activity $z United States. 650 0 $a Democracy $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government. 650 7 $a PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a EDUCATION / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Democracy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00890077 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Youth $x Political activity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01183486 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 700 1 $a Youniss, James, $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Hart, Daniel, author. $t Renewing democracy in young America. $d New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] $z 9780190641498 $w (DLC) 2017058644 941 $a 2 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214042033.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180403021243.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DCFB4684370411E887D7D95B97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search