Civic Engagement Among Youth Exposed to Community Violence: Directions for Research and Practice

Historically and contemporarily marginalized youth who are disproportionately exposed to community violence are often the same youth who are less likely to be civically engaged. However, the community violence and civic engagement literatures have not yet fully explored how these experiences may be...

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Published inJournal of youth development (Online) Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 24 - 47
Main Authors Jain, Sonia, Cohen, Alison K., Kawashima-Ginsberg, Kei, Duarte, Catherine d. P., Pope, Alexander
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 01.01.2019
Clemson University Press
Subjects
assets-based
Citizenship education
civic engagement
community violence
resilience
urban youth
Violence
youth development
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Summary:Historically and contemporarily marginalized youth who are disproportionately exposed to community violence are often the same youth who are less likely to be civically engaged. However, the community violence and civic engagement literatures have not yet fully explored how these experiences may be linked in young people’s lives and in relation to what other forces. Using developmental assets and ecological-transactional frameworks, we review the emerging literature on civic engagement among youth exposed to community violence and how external developmental assets and neighborhood collective efficacy may create opportunity for their increased civic engagement. We present numerous conceptually- and empirically-based hypotheses to further examine the intersections between exposure to community violence and youth civic engagement. Ultimately, we identify opportunities for intervention.
ISSN:2325-4017
2325-4009
2325-4017
DOI:10.5195/jyd.2019.596