دورية أكاديمية
American Identity in the USA: Youth Perspectives
العنوان: | American Identity in the USA: Youth Perspectives |
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اللغة: | English |
المؤلفون: | Jahromi, Parissa |
المصدر: | Applied Developmental Science. 2011 15(2):79-93. |
الإتاحة: | Psychology Press. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
Peer Reviewed: | Y |
Page Count: | 15 |
تاريخ النشر: | 2011 |
نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
Descriptors: | Nationalism, Young Adults, Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Interviews, Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Political Attitudes, Case Studies |
مصطلحات جغرافية: | United States |
DOI: | 10.1080/10888691.2011.560811 |
تدمد: | 1088-8691 |
مستخلص: | National identity, how one sees oneself as a member of a given nation, is an important form of social identity. Feelings toward one's country are a matter of both individual and collective concern. In an increasingly diverse world, the issue of identifying with a nation is complex and consequential for individual identity formation as well as collective political identity. How do young people think about what it means to be an American in the United States of America today? Using an in-depth interview approach, I investigate youth experiences in micro-contexts, the local contexts in which young people have concrete experiences that inform their developing identities, to illuminate important elements of the multiple pathways to American identity. Results point toward specific experiences that affect how young people form American identity: attachments to the ideals of America, the mismatch between American ideals and reality, experiences with diversity, opportunities for civic and political participation, and ideas about concepts such as the American dream. (Contains 1 table and 1 footnote.) |
Abstractor: | As Provided |
Number of References: | 45 |
Entry Date: | 2011 |
رقم الأكسشن: | EJ922497 |
قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
تدمد: | 1088-8691 |
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DOI: | 10.1080/10888691.2011.560811 |