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TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASURE OF SOCIOPOLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: LISTENING TO THE VOICES OF SALVADORAN YOUTH
Author(s) -
Baker Alison M.,
Brookins Craig C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.21668
Subject(s) - emic and etic , photovoice , active listening , consciousness , sociology , psychology , measure (data warehouse) , social psychology , gender studies , anthropology , computer science , communication , database , neuroscience , economics , economic growth
A mixed methods approach was used to explore dimensions of sociopolitical development of youth in El Salvador. Photovoice was used to engage 2 groups of adolescents from a rural village to document and discuss their community. Using previous theory and models of sociopolitical development as a guide, themes were identified to inform the development of a quantitative measure we call sociopolitical consciousness. New and preexisting items were combined to create a measure that reflected the themes from the qualitative data. The resulting measure was completed by 682 Salvadoran high school students across 3 different community contexts; 7 factors were subsequently identified representing both individual and collective dimensions of sociopolitical consciousness. The study demonstrates how a contextualized research process can facilitate a synergy between the emic and etic dimensions of sociopolitical development.