The Resistance as Role Model: Disillusionment and Protest Among American Adolescents After 2016
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The Resistance as Role Model: Disillusionment and Protest Among American Adolescents After 2016 David E. Campbell1 · Christina Wolbrecht1
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Abstract We examine whether the unprecedented 2016 presidential election led to political disillusionment among young people, whether that disillusionment led to a withdrawal from politics or an intention to be more politically active, and if those effects vary by gender and partisan identity. Using a nationally-representative panel study of adolescents and their parents, we find that Democratic girls became more pessimistic about the responsiveness of the American political system in the wake of 2016. Democratic girls in general became substantially more interested in engaging in political protest after 2016, especially Democratic girls who became disillusioned with American politics. In addition, having a parent who became more likely to engage in protest after 2016 also encouraged more interest in protest among adolescents. We view these outcomes as evidence of the gendered character of the 2016 election (including the first woman nominee and the sexist language and behavior of her opponent) and the impact of activists in girls’ communities and families who served as role models for responding to the current political moment. Keywords Political participation · Political protest · Sex · Gender · 2016 election
Replication data, code, and codebook can be found at the Political Behavior page of the Harvard Dataverse: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/T89O95. We are grateful to the Spencer Foundation and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University for supporting the Family Matters Study. Thanks are due as well to Jeff Harden, John Holbein, Debra Javeline, the anonymous reviewers, editor David A.M. Peterson, and workshop participants at Northwestern’s Chicago Area Behavior Workshop and the University of Chicago for useful feedback. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s1110 9-019-09537-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Christina Wolbrecht [email protected] David E. Campbell [email protected] 1
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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We livin’ in history, America take a bow. We ‘bout to show the world, yeah, Women are equal now. “Fight Song” Hillary Clinton 2016 Campaign In 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman in US history nominated for president by a major party. From white suits harkening back to the suffrage movement to the “I’m with her” slogan, Clinton framed her campaign as an opportunity to break the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” and a sign of progress for American women and American politics. Clinton’s achievement, her campaign song asserted, represented the promise of equality for all women. Many expected that Clinton’s candidacy would serve as a role model of political engagement for other women, especially young wom
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