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VI. Conclusion For such a previously untouched discipline of political science, it is difficult to disagree with the theories that Jacqueline Kennelly proposes. Any type of discussion that views all youth as uninterested, unorganized, lazy and uninformed is not valid. Kennelly attempts to break down this stereotype that exists between the terms “youth” and “political involvement.” Furthermore, she describes an important look into specifically why youth become activists. Through different upbringings, to different social networks, to notions of the “good citizen,” youth are politically implicated in different ways. These ideas challenge many notions of youth political engagement. To be clear, there are flaws in the book however. As I have discussed,
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