Homework 8/15 by Marissa Proost https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2016-08-15 15:59:16 UTC 2023-03-31 04:44:40 UTC hello@padlet.com "... unfortunately, the perception that young Americans are less engaged in politics than older people has been and continues to be supported by solid evidence." (pg. 3) mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118367733
Today, the youth in America rarely engage in politics due to general disinterest and a lack of political knowledge. Although elderly people have begun to show a decline in political interest, the gap between the interest of older and younger Americans is still significant.]]> 2016-08-16 02:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118367733 "...young people today have never known a time when most citizens paid attention to major political events. As a result, most of them have yet to get into the habit of following and participating in politics." (pg. 7) mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118369161
Recently, there have not been any major political events people may feel the need to stay updated on. As a result, younger people often don't watch the news and are unaware of modern political events. This adds to the general political disinterest.]]> 2016-08-16 02:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118369161 "... today's youth has grown up in an environment in which news about political events has been increasingly more avoidable and less shared than in the past." (pg. 6) mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118370203
With the many distractions the Internet offers such as social media and Netflix, watching the news seems to become less appealing. Because of this, most of America's youth is less informed of politics than the youth of the past.]]> 2016-08-16 02:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118370203 mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371191 2016-08-16 03:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371191 mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371278 http://universe.byu.edu/2014/09/23/political-apathy-at-byu/]]> 2016-08-16 03:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371278 mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371421 2016-08-16 03:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371421 mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371453 http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-martin/apathetic-youth_b_5689765.html]]> 2016-08-16 03:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371453 mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371555 2016-08-16 03:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371555 mproost_18 https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371645 http://www.nwmissourinews.com/opinion/article_1aa8c672-9c4f-11e4-a42d-6702369f67b0.html]]> 2016-08-16 03:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mproost_18/j22243jfnjaf/wish/118371645