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Book SynopsisMeet the new breed of student activistsuncompromising, focused, and connected. Activism is once again back on college campuses as students protest issues such as sexual assault, climate change, racial injustice, and student debt. It's perhaps unsurprising that the current political moment has triggered the rise of a new breed of student activistuncompromising, focused, and connected. But many pundits have variously derided student activists as either snowflakes, too fragile to encounter opinions that run contrary to their own, or as social justice warriors who aggressively fight against those who transgress the ever-changing bounds of political correctness. The New Student Activists moves beyond these simple stereotypes and convenient caricatures to examine the nuanced motives and complex experiences of real-life, present-day college student activists. Jerusha O. Conner offers insight into who these student activists arethe causes they care about, the strategies they deploy, the fa
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Identifying as an Activist
Chapter 2. Becoming an Activist: The Turn toward Activism
Chapter 3. The Emotional and Relational Dimensions of Activism: Familial and Peer Influences
Chapter 4. The Intellectual Dimension of Activism: Educational Influences
Chapter 5. The Behavioral Dimension of Activism: Strategies and Successes
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
