Civic and political participation of young immigrants and Portuguese

Authors

  • Norberto Ribeiro CIIE – Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto
  • Tiago Neves CIIE – Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto
  • Isabel Menezes CIIE – Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2016221.03

Keywords:

civic and political participation, young people, immigrants, gender, cultural capital

Abstract

This article contributes to the discussion of the factors that can promote or hinder civic and political participation of young people of Portuguese and immigrant origin. Survey data (N=1010) of youngsters of Angolan, Brazilian, and Portuguese origin (15-29 years old) were analyzed, exploring the differences in origin group, gender and number of books at home (i. e., cultural capital) regarding their effects on the motivations and barriers to participate, and on the conceptions of citizenship. The results indicate that high levels of cultural capital can overcome ethnic disadvantages.

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Ribeiro, N., Neves, T., & Menezes, I. (2016). Civic and political participation of young immigrants and Portuguese. Análise Social, 51(221), 822–849. https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2016221.03

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 221 (2016)

Section

Research Article