Word: civics
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...really. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology Theda Skocpol says civic engagement extends from volunteering to political action to even going to Fenway Park with friends...
...with over 25 percent of students volunteering through Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA), from Mission Hill to the Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment (BRYE) program to CHANCE, Harvard students pour their time more into volunteering--which they say is as valuable as other forms of civic engagement...
...while he agrees with Skocpol's wide definition of civic engagement, he says volunteering is easier to become involved in than politics...
...aspect of civic participation is people in good shape helping the vulnerable," Skocpol says. "But it is also people coming to work together, to have fun, to influence politics and legislation to espouse a particular view of the world...
...Skocpol says some civic activities must be aimed at building one's community rather than just helping others...