Through civic engagement, adolescents can increase community vitality, challenge injustices, and address social problems. Positive youth development (PYD) theory and research has generated knowledge of ecological assets (resources and supports in everyday environments) that foster youth civic engagement. Yet, assets and opportunities are not equally available to all youth. Youth of color in urban high‐poverty neighborhoods merit more concerted attention in research on civic development to inform theory, policy, and practice. A primary goal of this monograph is to broaden academic and public discourse about what civic engagement looks like and how it develops for urban youth of color who live in high‐poverty neighborhoods.

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城市有色青年中公民参与的途径。

通过公民参与，青少年可以增强社区活力，挑战不公正现象，并解决社会问题。积极的青年发展（PYD）理论和研究已经积累了促进青年公民参与的生态资产（日常环境中的资源和支持）知识。然而，并非所有年轻人都能平等地获得资产和机会。城市高贫困社区的有色人种在公民发展研究中应得到更多的关注，以为理论，政策和实践提供参考。本专着的主要目的是扩大学术和公共讨论范围，探讨公民参与的面貌以及如何为生活在高贫困社区中的有色人种的城市青年发展。