Youth civic and political participation through the lens of gender: The Italian case

Abstract: Italy is one of the European countries with the highest levels of gender inequalities (World Economic Forum 2011). The aims of this paper were to understand to what extent the well-documented gender gap in Italian adult society has an impact on both political and civic actions of younger generations, and whether the process of participation assumes specific features according to gender. 835 Italian participants (49.6% males; 50.4% female, aged from 16 to 26 years old; 20% under voting age) completed a self-administered questionnaire. Analyses confirmed general trends (voting at elections is the most frequently performed political action among Italian youth) and showed the existence of a small gender gap (a major orientation of young women toward civic action, while young men are more engaged in manifest political participation). The results confirmed that family cultural capital and normative support are significant predictors of political participation, in particular for girls and young women.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Youth civic and political participation through the lens of gender: The Italian case ; volume:22 ; number:3 ; year:2012 ; pages:360-374 ; extent:15 ; Human affairs ; 22, Heft 3 (2012), 360-374 (gesamt 15)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Albanesi, Cinzia ; Zani, Bruna ; Cicognani, Elvira

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.2478/s13374-012-0030-3
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404281559308.619976796657
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 11:03 MESZ