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Young people and politics in the UK Apathy or alienation? /

This book examines how young people understand and live politics, using innovative research methods. It treats age, class, gender and ethnicity as political 'lived experiences'. It concludes that young people are alienated, rather than apathetic, and that their interests and concerns are r...

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Main Authors: Marsh, David, 1946-
Group Author: O'Toole, Therese.; Jones, Su.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Political structures: democracy > United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Sociology & anthropology > United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Politics and Government.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230625631
Summary: This book examines how young people understand and live politics, using innovative research methods. It treats age, class, gender and ethnicity as political 'lived experiences'. It concludes that young people are alienated, rather than apathetic, and that their interests and concerns are rarely addressed within mainstream political institutions.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2006.
Carrier Form: 256 p.
ISBN: 9780230001312
9780230625631(ebook) :
0230625630 (ebook):
CLC: D756.1
Contents: Introduction The Study of Political Participation The Context and Consequence of Political Participation Methodology The Politics of Youth Class as a Lived Experience Gender and Participation Young People and the Politics of 'Race', Ethnicity and Identity Conclusion.

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