Privileged Pursuits of Social Justice: Exploring Privileged College Students' Motivation for Engaging in Social Justice
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| Title: | Privileged Pursuits of Social Justice: Exploring Privileged College Students' Motivation for Engaging in Social Justice |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Howard, Adam |
| Source: | Journal of College and Character. May 2011 12(2). |
| Availability: | De Gruyter Mouton. Available from: Walter de Gruyter. P.O. Box 960, Herndon, VA 20172. Tel: 800-208-8144; Tel: 703-661-1589; Fax: 703-661-1501; e-mail: degruytermail@presswarehouse.com; Web site: http://www.degruyter.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | College Students, Advantaged, Student Motivation, Student Participation, Social Justice, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Identification, Anxiety, Self Concept, Rewards |
| DOI: | 10.2202/1940-1639.1774 |
| ISSN: | 1940-1639 |
| Abstract: | The author of this article explores the motivation factors that lead privileged college students to be involved in social justice efforts. The students participating in this study identified multiple reasons for their initial and continued involvement in social justice work, but all students identified three main sources of motivation: responding to guilt, understanding self as a resource, and being rewarded for social justice work. The students held various attitudes, feelings, beliefs, and understandings about these motivational sources that indicated self-interest was a key component of motivation for their support of social justice. Following a mutual perspective of self-interest, the students disrupted the notion that doing what benefits self must come at a cost to others. (Contains 1 footnote.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 34 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ973875 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The author of this article explores the motivation factors that lead privileged college students to be involved in social justice efforts. The students participating in this study identified multiple reasons for their initial and continued involvement in social justice work, but all students identified three main sources of motivation: responding to guilt, understanding self as a resource, and being rewarded for social justice work. The students held various attitudes, feelings, beliefs, and understandings about these motivational sources that indicated self-interest was a key component of motivation for their support of social justice. Following a mutual perspective of self-interest, the students disrupted the notion that doing what benefits self must come at a cost to others. (Contains 1 footnote.) |
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| ISSN: | 1940-1639 |
| DOI: | 10.2202/1940-1639.1774 |
