Working Paper 51: The Civic Achievement Gap
by Meira Levinson
January 2007
“This paper, drawn from a book in progress, summarizes evidence of a civic
achievement gap between non-white, poor, and/or immigrant youth, on the one hand, and white, wealthier, and/or native-born youth, on the other. Young people (and adults) in the former group demonstrate consistently lower levels of civic and political knowledge, skills, positive attitudes, and participation, as compared to their wealthier and white counterparts. As a result, they face serious political disadvantages.”
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September 30th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
I vote obama because i believe that he will be a true leader and mcain wont obama will be the first black president so Go OBAMA!!
October 12th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
That is changing as we are seeing a new breed of president. More are politically conscious.
December 16th, 2009 at 5:12 am
I vote Obama because i believe that he will be a true leader and mcain wont obama will be the first black president so Go OBAMA!!!
December 20th, 2009 at 12:22 am
We’re in the age of reverse discrimination. I really wish the government would stop butting in and giving away handouts. That doesn’t actually help in most situations. It just becomes a dependency and many people never get out of their rut.
January 10th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Like many others I voted for president Obama. I hope the gap will eventually be narrowed and that discrimination will one day no longer be an issue on our minds.
January 14th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
I agree with this article. Discrimination should be stop!
January 23rd, 2010 at 5:23 am
I would say that discrimination is awful thing folks. Lets stop it.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:10 am
There is a long time battle against discrimination, And it should be stop now, I remember an incident happen to one university(not to mention the name and place) there is a group of student mock and fight a young Asian student, without any reason, the investigator found out they beat the student because he is an Asian. Let us remember that all men are equally created by the all mighty there is no black or white or Asian, African etc. there is no superiority among men, only god is superior to us.
February 11th, 2010 at 5:21 am
Civic discrimination is bad. Its nothing but a wall built that stops true progress.
February 21st, 2010 at 1:20 am
Civic discrimination is bad. It
February 26th, 2010 at 6:11 am
This Issue Site provides readings, research summaries and statistical information on the causes and effects of the achievement gap.
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:51 am
I m also not in favor of civic discrimination. Well said.
March 3rd, 2010 at 1:21 am
Yeah,I agree with this article. Discrimination should be stop!
March 4th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Well said author, the civic discrimination needs to be stopped.
March 21st, 2010 at 6:56 pm
I fear that gap only continues to widen, especially as the US economy -unemployment in particular- continues to present more and more challenges to those struggling financially.
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April 17th, 2010 at 3:41 am
There is a long time battle against discrimination, And it should be stop now…
April 23rd, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Civic achievement gap between groups is not good for the society.Thanks for this nice article.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:06 am
They need further researches to draw a solid conclusion. Good luck for the campaign. I hope it is working fine to this extent.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
What type of project do you mean? An open one or a private one?
May 8th, 2010 at 8:45 am
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May 15th, 2010 at 2:47 am
Thank you for this analysis. I’m student of sociological department. I need such surveys for my diploma. I think I can take this subject for the basis. Keep up your work.
May 19th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
There is a long time battle against discrimination, And it should be stop now, I remember an incident happen to one university(not to mention the name and place) there is a group of student mock and fight a young Asian student, without any reason, the investigator found out they beat the student because he is an Asian. I did read this blog and it was very interesting. I liked the second part the most.
May 23rd, 2010 at 10:10 am
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May 24th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Don’t forget – slavery is roughly 200 years old. Discrimination is long away from dissipating. Thanks for the share.
May 25th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Obama got it but what happens now….
great review overall thanks for the post
May 27th, 2010 at 8:04 am
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May 28th, 2010 at 5:16 am
Civic discrimination is bad. Its nothing but a wall built that stops true progress. Thank you for highlighting this, keep up your good work.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
This is the era of affirmative action. I really wish the government would stop headers and giving gifts. It does not really help in most situations. It just becomes a dependency and many people never get out of your routine.
June 10th, 2010 at 7:10 am
I hope they can handle the outcome well. Everyone is expecting for the best. Few drawbacks should invite negative impressions.
June 11th, 2010 at 12:55 am
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June 11th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Civic engagement of youth is a deciding factor for their social behavior.So study about it is quite essential.Thanks for this nice information.
June 12th, 2010 at 6:54 am
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June 13th, 2010 at 3:37 am
They need further researches to draw a solid conclusion. Good luck for the campaign. I hope it is working fine to this extent.
June 17th, 2010 at 2:05 am
discrimination is not good for the human relationship.For the better relationships we have to take a step to stop that discrimination.
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June 17th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
I hope they can handle the outcome well. Everyone is expecting for the best. Few drawbacks should invite negative impressions.
June 28th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Interesting how all the groups differ so much!
June 28th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I cant believe they do that
June 30th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Unfortunately there is some evidence of a gap between poor or immigrant youth on one hand and white or native-born youth on the other.