PREDICTORS OF POLITICAL ACTIVISM AMONG SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS.

This article identifies factors inspiring greater political participation among undergraduate social work students (N=125). When separating students into self-identified liberals and conservatives, the study uses resource, mobilizing, and framing variables to explain greater levels of activism. Afte...

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Published in:	Journal of Social Work Education Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 245 - 267
Main Author:	Swank, Eric W.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Spring/Summer2012
Subjects:	United States Social workers Students Attitude (Psychology) Black people Criticism Decision making Elections Group identity Motivation (Psychology) Practical politics Sex distribution Social justice Social networks White people Community support Undergraduates Conceptual structures Questionnaires Statistical sampling Multiple regression analysis Predictive validity Descriptive statistics
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