The politics of Gen Z How the youngest voters will shape our democracy
Book - 2024
""The last ten years have seen upheaval, conservative political retrenchment in America, and violence, and in answer to these, progressive protests. Now more than ever, this activism is spearheaded by the nation's youngest citizens, Generation Z. Among other events, Donald Trump's presidency, regressive anti-transgender legislation, the Dobbs decision, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, and the murder of George Floyd have catalyzed the youth, especially the women and LGBTQ members of Gen Z, to engage in politics in significantly higher levels than young men or than almost any generation before them. Mixing quantitative and qualitative data-including more than a hundred interviews with Gen Z political activists and se...veral nationally representative surveys-political scientist Melissa Deckman explores the political revolution happening with America's youngest voters. To Gen Z, gender is inextricably linked to politics, and their refusal to sit back passively while their rights are threatened will help safeguard our democracy and promote more progressive political change in the years ahead. Deckman takes the reader inside the activist causes to preserve abortion rights, recognize same-sex marriage, end school shootings and police violence, and stem climate change, as Gen Z fight for a more just, more inclusive, and healthier country.""--
| Location | Call Number | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Floor New Shelf | 320.973/Deckman | (NEW SHELF) | Due Oct 20, 2024 |
- Subjects
- Published
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New York :
Columbia University Press
[2024]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xxii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780231213882
9780231213899
- Generation Z and the role of gender and sexuality in their politics
- Political context, gender and sexuality in shaping the political engagement of Gen Z
- No more old White men : how role models shape the political engagement of Gen Z women
- "growing their feminist thing" : how women's rights and reproductive rights are propelling activism among Generation Z
- How Gen Z women and LGBTQ Zoomers fight for racial and LGBTQ equality
- How the fights against gun violence, climate, and income inequality have become gendered spaces
- Gen Z men and politics
- Conclusion : the possibilities of a more inclusive political future.