TY - JOUR
T1 - “It’s Sort of My Calling”
T2 - The Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility of Latino Immigrant-Origin Young Adults
AU - Suárez-Orozco, Carola
AU - Hernández, María G.
AU - Casanova, Saskias
N1 - Funding Information:
The funding for this study was provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (Grant #B8768).
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PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - The aim of this study was to describe civic patterns of engagement of Latino first- and secondgeneration (immigrant-origin) young adults and to provide insights into what differentiates these patterns. Based on 58 in-depth interviews with 18- to 25-year-olds of Dominican, Mexican, and Central American origin, the authors first established variations in different levels of civic engagement profiles. The authors then analyzed the characteristics that distinguish these civic profiles, considering demographic variables (generation, gender, education level, and undocumented status) as well as motivations for civic engagement. Two thirds of first- and second-generation participants were actively engaged, though variations in patterns emerged across civic profiles; undocumented status appeared a particularly salient driver of engagement. The authors found that rather than being instrumentally and individually motivated, Latino immigrant-origin young adults were primarily motivated to be civically engaged by social responsibility as well as by social (in)justices.
AB - The aim of this study was to describe civic patterns of engagement of Latino first- and secondgeneration (immigrant-origin) young adults and to provide insights into what differentiates these patterns. Based on 58 in-depth interviews with 18- to 25-year-olds of Dominican, Mexican, and Central American origin, the authors first established variations in different levels of civic engagement profiles. The authors then analyzed the characteristics that distinguish these civic profiles, considering demographic variables (generation, gender, education level, and undocumented status) as well as motivations for civic engagement. Two thirds of first- and second-generation participants were actively engaged, though variations in patterns emerged across civic profiles; undocumented status appeared a particularly salient driver of engagement. The authors found that rather than being instrumentally and individually motivated, Latino immigrant-origin young adults were primarily motivated to be civically engaged by social responsibility as well as by social (in)justices.
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U2 - 10.1080/15427609.2015.1010350
DO - 10.1080/15427609.2015.1010350
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84926325744
SN - 1542-7609
VL - 12
SP - 84
EP - 99
JO - Research in Human Development
JF - Research in Human Development
IS - 1-2
ER -