{"product_id":"renewing-democracy-in-young-america-daniel-hart-9780190641511","title":"Renewing Democracy in Young America","description":"With a government plagued by systemic ills and deep ideological divides, democracy, as we know it, is in jeopardy. Yet, ironically, voter apathy remains prevalent and evidence suggests standard civic education has done little to instill a sense of civic duty in the American public. While some are waiting for change to come from within, trying to influence already polarized voters, or counting down the days until the \"next election,\" leading child and adolescent development experts Daniel Hart and James Youniss are looking to another solution: America's youth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Renewing Democracy in Young America\u003c\/em\u003e, Hart and Youniss examine the widening generation gap, the concentration of wealth in pockets of the US, and the polarized political climate, and they arrive at a compelling solution to some of the most hotly contested issues of our time. The future of democracy depends on the American people seeing citizenship as a long-term psychological identity, and thus it is critical that youth have the opportunity to act as citizens during the time of their identity formation. Proposing that 16- and 17-year-olds be able to vote in municipal elections and suggesting that schools create science-based, community-oriented environmental engagement programs, the authors expound that by engaging youth through direct citizen-participatory experiences, we can successfully create active and committed citizens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolitical scientists, media commentators, and citizens alike agree that democratic processes are broken across the nation, but we cannot stop at simply showing that our political system is dysfunctional. Refreshingly lucid and unabashedly hopeful, \u003cem\u003eRenewing Democracy in Young America \u003c\/em\u003eis an impeccably timed call to action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Hart, James Youniss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190641517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190641511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018","brand":"Daniel Hart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990097723647,"sku":"9780190641511","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8615ab0e-0366-4b3f-8c85-5e25bd3e6caf.jpg?v=1683302976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/renewing-democracy-in-young-america-daniel-hart-9780190641511","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}