The Evolving Citizen: American Youth and the Changing Norms of Democratic Engagement

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Childers, Jay P., 1974– The evolving citizen : American youth and the changing norms of democratic engagement / Jay P. Childers.    p. cm. — (Rhetoric and democratic    deliberation) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Examines, through an analysis of seven high school newspapers, the evolution of civic and political participation among young people in the United States since 1965”—Provided by publisher. isbn 978-0-271-05411-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Youth—Political activity—United States. 2. Political participation—United States. I. Title. HQ799.2.P6C485 2012 306.208350973—dc23 2012003116 Copyright © 2012 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock ­ satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ansi z39.48–1992. This book is printed on Nature’s Natural, which contains 50% post-consumer waste. Childers_FM.indd 4 22/06/12 4:56 PM To My Family, For Teaching Me All the Really Important Things Childers_FM.indd 5 22/06/12 4:56 PM Childers_FM.indd 6 22/06/12 4:56 PM ...