Civic Engagement Students

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Socially, when you look at undergrad students and the rate of their civic engagement it all aligns with the sort of student they are. Full time, part time, whether they’re working and going to college, living on campus, and off campus etc. all of them are specifics that can influence ones participation in society, in becoming engaged socially and politically. (Newell 2014, 795). Newell’s study explores the idea of four year and two year colleges employing more opportunities for students to become engaged politically and socially. Newell (2014) makes the point that civic engagement among students is a crucial key in “helping community college students transform inequitable structures in their community.” Education is said to be one of the influencing …show more content…

(Boulianne, and Brailey 2014). In their social experiment, Boulianne and Brailey (2014) found that when there is a strong sense of community attachment and when people feel more a part of the community there is a correlation between community attachment and being civically engaged, such as volunteering and voting. Of course to focus solely on those methods of participation is not nearly enough to predict civic engagement but the above stated is an important note to make about civic engagement and communities. Community belonging and attachment can influence political and social behavior and communities should work harder to become more inclusive to promote more civic engagement and close the age gap that has been …show more content…

Yet as diverse as the world has become many people still live in a homogeneous state of mind. (Costa, and Kahn 2003). Unknown as to why people continue to view the world through rose colored glasses, they form bonds with people with similar interests, socialize with those who share the same norms and one wouldn’t think something as benign as this would affect social participation but studies show that there is a diversity gap in civic engagement. Research has shown that “heterogeneity reduces civic engagement.” (Costa, and Kahn

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