Critical Consciousness Development and Political Participation among Marginalized Youth.

摘要: Given associations between critical consciousness and positive developmental outcomes, given racial, socioeconomic, generational disparities in political participation, this article examined contextual antecedents of (composed sociopolitical control social action) its consequences for 665 marginalized youth’s (ages 15–25) voting behavior. A multiple indicator causes (MIMIC) model ethnic, age differences the measurement means latent constructs. The structural suggested that parental peer support predicts action, which turn behavior, while controlling civic knowledge, race/ethnicity, age. This illuminates how micro-level actors foster perceived capacity to effect change action participation may redress disparities.