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Peer reviewedLong, Samuel – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1980
Results of a study to determine adolescents' feelings of political alienation are reported. The study measures: powerlessness, discontentment, cynicism, detachment, hopelessness, elitism, and democratic deficiency. Results of the random sample of 269 high school students indicate high levels of alienation. (KC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Educational Needs, Political Attitudes
Long, Samuel – 1976
An investigation of a cognitive-perceptual model to measure adolescents' feelings of political alienation is reported. The model hypothesizes that fundamental to the political alienation process is a feared actual or potential loss of freedom; this process is called psychological reactance. The sample consisted of 460 senior high school students…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Educational Needs, High School Students
Long, Samuel – 1976
The effectiveness of sex research models which measure adolescents' feelings of political alienation is investigated and discussed and a new model is formulated. The six models include life dissatisfaction, personal depreciation, critical perceptions of political reality, irrational beliefs, perceptions of political threat, and cognitive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Educational Needs, High School Students
