The aim of the study was to analyze the narratives of the Solidarity movement in upper-secondary level history textbooks, published between 1991 and 2018. Quantitative methods were used to measure different categories of historical figures in terms of their frequency and textual space, as well as any changes in representation over time. To explore…

Describes the physical site and situation of Alcatraz Island. Discusses how the Indian occupiers of Alcatraz created a symbolic "place" by reconstructing the island's physical appearance, environmental character, social structure, and personal and collective meaning. Examines the role of placemaking in the island education of occupiers'…

Describes the role of textbooks in the development of student political attitudes and activities in Siberian elementary and secondary education between 1917-1931. Textbooks were used to reinforce communist values, to increase knowledge about industrial development and collective agricultural methods, and to orient students toward socially useful…

Suggests that the time has come to create new indicators of political efficacy (the feeling that an individual political action has an actual or potential impact on the political process). Shortcomings of existing indicators are pointed out and a new problem-solving efficacy scale is described. (DB)

Describes the development of Communist youth groups, the Young Pioneers, in Siberia during the 1920s and 1930s. The youth organizations became increasingly associated with the schools in promoting socially useful work. The press reinforced their popularity and stimulated student militancy. (AM)

Four books, published 1997-99, draw on diverse disciplines in 18 countries to examine the meaning of civic identity and the contributions of formal and informal institutions to it during late childhood and adolescence. The books move beyond a narrow view of outcomes and inputs of political socialization to encompass activist social movements and…

This review of literature dealing with Black political activism suggests that most of the political ideas generated within the Civil Rights movement are not original; these ideas are merely restatements of previous traditions of Black political activism in the United States. (Author/EB)

Reviews seven studies of former student activists to determine if they maintain political beliefs and behaviors consistent with those they exhibited during their participation in the earlier social movements. Explores the question of what accounts for the maintenance of, or change in, beliefs and behaviors over time. (CMG)

This document measures two sociological theories against patterns which emerge from six studies on former student activists. Because the existing data neither confirm nor contradict each theory, a third orientation is introduced. Briefly stated, the social integration theory suggests that former activists assume adult work roles, retreat from…

Examines the effects of social class in the political socialization of education in relation to participation in collective action. Analyzes data from a national survey of high school students. Concludes that political efficacy, student organizational leadership, college preparatory study, and urban school attendance increase the likelihood of…

Explores the exercise of institutional and ideological power over rap music and fans, how artists and fans respond to that context, and the complex relationships between rap's political economy and the sociologically based crime discourse that frames it. Rap's poetic voice is a political expression of the Black experience. (JB)

This paper describes, from an historicial perspective, the causes and consequences of violent outbreaks involving the black community and examines the effectiveness of various kinds of violence in the resolution of conflict. Violence as a means of protest and a method of change is presented as an integral factor in the shaping of American history.…