study guide for youth politics EXAM2

Do-It-Ourselves (DIO) activism

when citizens participate politically beyond the ballot box, personally and collectively

everyday activism

youth agency

obtained by doing something to bring significant change about an issue of considerable importance to them

ecological citizenship

a concept that expands the idea of traditional citizenship to include ethical and ecological responsibilities toward the environment and future generation

DACA

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

community cultural wealth (CCW)

a corrective to deficit interpretations of cultural capital theory that regards immigrants as deficient in forms of knowledge deemed valuable by the dominant society

navigational capital

ability to move through exclusionary systems (i.e. foregrounds social networks and shared knowledge, highlighting collective capacity for coping and resilience)

brokerage

typically informal and non-professional mechanism through which intermediaries facilitate immigrants’ access to social resources (mostly affected through immigrant children and their ability to get necessary resources to migrant families, like jobs and education)

liminal legality

a gray area between having status and being undocumented with the ever-present feat of losing status (has lasted for more than a decade)

metapolitical intimacy

refers to the affective work done by online influencers to create a sense of closeness and familiarity with their audience, specifically for the purpose of advancing a long-term political or ideological agenda

friend-enemy distinction

an in-group/out-group framing (in this instance, in-group members are “Christian, capitalistic, and conservative,” while out-group members are the opposite)

cuteservatives

female influencers (widely used by TPUSA) who embody the norms of white conservative attractiveness-girlishly unthreatening yet sexually desirable - and use this to make conservatism seem relevant and attractive

Christian nationalism

the belief that, the U.S., should be theoretically ran under Christian ideals and norms

parasocial influence

the impact that media personalities, like influencers and celebrities, have on their audience through one-sided relationships

youth conservative movement

uses martial (war-like) language to oppose various enemies

TPUSA

Turning Point USA

YAF

Young America’s Foundation

bubble sheet civics

an approach to civic learning that places explicit emphasis on the types of abilities measured by standardized tests of learning

noncognitive skills

encompass both interpersonal abilities (that govern one’s relations with others) and intrapersonal ones (that govern one’s own actions)

cognitive skills

ability to memorize specific things

noncognitive skills ARE

interpersonal skills shaped early on in life

intrapersonal skills

internal abilities that enable a person to understand and manage their own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors

jingle-jangle fallacy

the erroneous assumption that two different things are the same because they bear the same name or that two identical or almost identical things are different because they are given different labels

civic resilience

the study of the psychological capacity for individuals and communities to remain engaged and functioning despite internal strain and external pressure, particularly in political and social life (POSITIVE correlation with individuals with higher noncog skills)

grit

perseverance and passion for long-term goals

aesthetic politics

political philosophy that focuses on the aesthetic qualities of political representation

Poland election persuaded young voters by

convincing them through TikTok

How do far-right youth mobilize?

emotion, gendered aesthetics, social media, social events, and campaigns

Politics overlaps with personal performance and culture branding as

youth seek to develop an identity and social belonging