Date of Award

2009

Document Type

Research Paper

First Advisor

Joyce Kaufman

Abstract

My senior project is studying the effects that being involved in community organizations has on teenage girls ages 14-18. My primary focus has been on volunteerism in an activist capacity, especially for social change. This project has been done in a way that argues that volunteerism is positive for girls and their communities. I chose to study teenage girls because I have a broader interest in the effect that being involved in community organization has on women but also because I wanted to look at the lifetime effects of volunteering at a relatively young age. Also, teenagers are among the few groups who often are directed into volunteer work, either for school or outside involvements. But the work that they choose to do is as varying as the reasons they have for becoming involved in the first place. I have also studied the lifetime impact of becoming involved in volunteerism at a young age, because people who become involved at a young age stay involved in their communities for a lifetime. This project is written for the general public, but especially for people who come in contact with teenage girls and can use this knowledge to affect their lives positively.

Comments

WSP Major: Community Activism and Social Change, with a minor in Cultural Studies

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