The young and the restless: political apathy and the youth
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): B.Roberts, P.T.Letsoala
KEYWORDS: POLITICS, YOUTH
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/April-2009/political-apathy
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5744
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4953
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4953
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): B.Roberts, P.T.Letsoala
KEYWORDS: POLITICS, YOUTH
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/April-2009/political-apathy
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5744
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4953
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4953
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Abstract
Are the youth disconnecting from conventional politics, apathetic, individualistic and disinterested, as is often speculated? As the 2009 general election draws nearer, the debate is about whether young people will be turning up at the ballot box. Using SASAS data, the authors examine the political attitudes of young people relative to their older contemporaries.-
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