Youth Activism [Two Volumes]: An International Encyclopedia Sherrod, Lonnie R., Flanagan, Constance A., Kassimir, Ron, and Syvertsen, Amy K.

If democratic societies are to survive as true democracies, they need citizens who are informed, concerned and active. How such citizens develop from childhood into adults is crucial information for educators, psychologist, young people, parents, politicians and many, many others. This watershed work brings an understanding to the disparate activist youth groups internationally as well as the interdisciplinary research that explores this phenomena. Featuring 185 original entries--from chatrooms, to grass roots movements, from gangs and politics to Riot GRRLS and Campus Crusade for Christ--this authoritative source lends insight and explanation to the history as well as contemporary forms of youth commitment today. First-person accounts from today's youth activists as well as adult activists illuminate the journey from young idealist to lifelong work.

DOI: 10.1336/0313328110 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2811.aspx

Youth Activism [Two Volumes]: An International Encyclopedia Hardback, 808 pages, $209.95 Copyright ©2005, Greenwood Press ISBN: 0-313-32811-0 DOI: 10.1336/0313328110

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