This special issue examines young adults’ beliefs, identities, and political priorities during a tumultuous political era. Each article uses different subsamples of the qualitative and quantitative data collected by the Arizona Youth Identity Project (AZYIP), an ongoing mixed-methods study since the 2020 presidential election. This introductory essay describes the broader goals of the project and AZYIP study design and highlights key themes that emerge across the studies in the special issue, including Arizona young adults’ critical awareness of social issues, commitment to active citizenship, and desire for systemic change.
CIRCLE. (2024). Youth electoral significance index. Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, Tufts University. https://circle.tufts.edu/yesi2024
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CottonC.Melendez-MayfieldA.Zamora CastroA.Flores-GonzálezN. (2024, this issue). “Not my circus, not my monkeys:” Views of monogamy and non-monogamy among Arizona youth. American Behavioral Scientist.
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EstradaE.Vera-PhillipsK.Flores-GonzálezN.RomanelloB.RoqueA.PascoM.RuthA. (2024, this issue). Symbolic appropriation of the U.S. flag: Findings from a photovoice study. American Behavioral Scientist.
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Flores-GonzálezN.EstradaE.TellezM.CarreonD.RomanelloB. (2024). The impact of the 100-mile Border Enforcement Zone on Mexican Americans in Arizona. American Behavioral Scientist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764224122953
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HrabikL.HorstingT.IgnacioM.GresenzK.GonzalesA. (2024, this issue). “I’m going to vote for the first time in my life this year:” Native American political engagement in the crisis age. American Behavioral Scientist.
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KaterL.MartinN. D. (2024, this issue). Diversity in civic engagement: Political priorities and participation of Arizona college students. American Behavioral Scientist.
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MagañaL.SilvaC. S. (2021). Empowered! Latinos transforming Arizona politics. University of Arizona Press.
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McConnellE. D.CarreonD. (2024, this issue). “It’s not about numbers, it’s about Power:” How Latino young Adults imagine the ethnic and racial demographic future of the United States. American Behavioral Scientist.
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MilemJ. F.SalazarK. G.BryanW. P. (2016). Arizona minority student progress report: The transformation continues. Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center. University of Arizona, Center for the Study of Higher Education. https://highered.az.gov/sites/default/files/16%20MSRP%20Report.pdf
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Munoz CasarrubiasA. M.SantellanoK.Flores-GonzálezN.EstradaE. (2024, this issue). Cautious optimism: Latinx youth’s perspectives on the American Dream. American Behavioral Scientist.
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PascoM. C.RoqueA.RomanelloB.EstradaE. (2024). Photovoice: Methodological insights from a multi-site online design. Field Methods. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X2412444
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RomanelloB.BakerP.PascoM.EstradaE. (2024, this issue). Arizona Mormon youths’ religious socialization and 2020 voting choices. American Behavioral Scientist.
