The Missing Generation: Youth Political Participation in the United States following the 2000 Election and September 11, 2001

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dc.contributorTownsley, Eleanoren_US
dc.contributorKhory, Kavitaen_US
dc.contributor.advisorMcKeever, Matthewen_US
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Ingeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-16T13:47:28Z
dc.date.available2011-02-16T13:47:28Z
dc.date.gradyear2005en_US
dc.date.issued2011-02-16
dc.date.submitted2005-05-17 11:18:10en_US
dc.description.abstractThe events of the 2000 United States Presidential Election and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 occurred as a particular group of young people reached voting age. In this thesis, I use a combination of quantitative and qualitative data to examine whether these events could be said to have created a generation effect that substantially affects the political identity and behavior of young people ages 18-25. I find that while these events were significant influences on young people s perception of and interest in policy and United States politics, there is little evidence to suggest that this is more than a typical age effect accompanying the transition out of adolescence.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSociologyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPoliticsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/771
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublic
dc.titleThe Missing Generation: Youth Political Participation in the United States following the 2000 Election and September 11, 2001en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke Collegeen_US

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