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Title: Disparities in Modes and Content of Civic Engagement: An Analysis Using Data from the Current Population Survey

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 0038-4941

DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12725

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Abstract: Objective: We describe disparities in civic engagement along two axes: the modal, describing the extent to which civic engagement is structured, and its content, describing the extent to which civic engagement has partisan objectives. Accordingly, this structure creates four domains of civic engagement: associational–partisan (e.g., voting), social–partisan (e.g., boycotting), associational–civic (e.g., participating in parent–teacher organizations), and social–civic (e.g., talking with neighbors). Method: Using data from the Current Population Survey and item response theory methods, we generate civic engagement scores in each of these domains for as many as 35,618 U.S. respondents. Results and Conclusions: Similar to prior studies, income and educational attainment are associated with large disparities in civic engagement across all domains. However, in contrast to prior studies, young Americans are not outpacing older Americans in social–partisan engagement; rather, older Americans are more engaged in every sector of engagement we measure.

Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ssqu.12725

Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ssqu.12725

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Authors: Shores, Kenneth; Ben‐Porath, Sigal; Jefferson, Michael

Periodical (Full): Social Science Quarterly

Issue: 1

Volume: 101

Pages: 240-255

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Other

Countries: United States