



Cultivating Care
How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life Series
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- $21.99
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
Young people. Politics. We wanted to find out–is the popular narrative of apathy among young people true? What inspires them to engage in democracy?
The data was surprising. More than half of young people do not identify with a major political party. They don’t trust political institutions. We learned that members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha often avoid calling themselves political because they associate it with negativity in the media, families, and friendships.
But yet they care. Deeply. About issues like education, the economy, climate change, and more. Their values, religion, and spirituality provide a framework for how to interpret social issues–more so than politics frames their values, young people say.
Inside Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, you’ll find:
• New data on Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s party affiliation, political views, ideology, and the social issues that align with their core values
• Up-to-date research on how civic care arises at the intersection of religion and politics with statistics on Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s religious and spiritual affiliation, service attendance, and level of belief in a higher power
• Real quotes from young people ages 13 to 25, that illustrate the complex dynamics that shape their civic care
• Information on young people’s political engagement and awareness, including data on how many young people participate in volunteering, social media activism, and voting
• Insights on how to talk to young people about politics and cultivate care
Cultivating Care shows how adults can exemplify and foster the care young people crave to raise the next generation of civic-minded citizens. This report provides a data-driven understanding of what young people seek, believe in, and trust in civic life — and what (or whom) they don’t. It will shape how adults activate civic participation with emerging generations. Democracy depends on the next generation: this report charts a path forward.