Civic-Political Development in the Context of Economic Apartheid in Distressed Communities: A Theoretical Model ()
ABSTRACT
As class status improves, engagement in civic and political activities increases. These activities are voting, volunteerism and vocal activism. However, depressed socio-economic status leaves many individuals disengaged from civic-political structures. Applying Attachment Theory, this article proposes there are five statuses of civic-political development to being an engaged citizen. These statuses correspond to fixed class categories and are 1) disengaged and detached; 2) insecure, responsive; 3) insecure, subscribing; 4) secure, subscribing; 5) secure and defining. The lower the quintile, the less engaged an individual is in the civic-political structures of society and attached to their community. Organizing communities is one way to engage individuals into the civic-political structures of their community in spite of their economic status.
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Kelly, D. (2017) Civic-Political Development in the Context of Economic Apartheid in Distressed Communities: A Theoretical Model.
Advances in Applied Sociology,
7, 378-390. doi:
10.4236/aasoci.2017.712025.
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