In The News December 16, 2022

Why Can’t We Be Friends? Lack of Social Contact Harms Americans’ Mental, Physical Health.

Kyle Gray

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In The News December 15, 2022

Work is About Knowledge that Pays and Relationships that are Priceless

Kyle Gray

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In The News December 15, 2022

The One Thing We Should Have Learned From Covid (But Did We?)

Kyle Gray

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In The News December 13, 2022

The Politics of Loneliness

Kyle Gray

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Blog December 12, 2022

Abortion, Race, and Ethnicity

Karlyn Bowman

Large group of Hispanic women protesting in green bandanas, one wearing purple in focus in the forefront holds up a sign that says "por tus hijas" or "for your daughters" with a picture of a young girl on in.

As the dust settles after the 2022 midterm election, researchers are now able to look at how the Dobbs decision impacted voters across the country. While significant attention has been given to the abortion views of men and women of various age groups, less notice has been paid to the similarities and differences of racial and ethnic groups. Continue Reading →

In The News December 12, 2022

When Kids Cancel Parents: Child Estrangement on the Rise

Kyle Gray

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In The News December 7, 2022

Do Gen Z’s Views on Religion Put the Future of Religious Freedom at Risk?

Kyle Gray

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In The News December 6, 2022

What Is a Friendship Recession and Why Are We Currently In One?

Kyle Gray

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In The News November 30, 2022

How to Tell If Someone Is Your Friend or a Toxic ‘Frenemy’

Kyle Gray

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Blog November 29, 2022

Pro-Choice, Pro-Life or … Both?

Daniel A. Cox

Six dice with the letters P R O L I F E C H O I C E they spell Pro Life and Pro Choice.

American attitudes on abortion are complicated and most Americans don’t fall into the pro-life or pro-choice binary. Continue Reading →

Survey Reports

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Daniel A. Cox, Kelsey Eyre Hammond
September 24, 2024

The Politics of Progress and Privilege: How America’s Gender Gap Is Reshaping the 2024 Election

Americans are increasingly divided on gendered issues. A new report by the Survey Center on American Life provides context for how these divisions might impact the results of the 2024 Presidential election. Continue Reading →

Daniel A. Cox, Sam Pressler
August 22, 2024

Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life

Disconnected: Places and Spaces presents new survey findings that suggest Americans are less connected than ever before. Continue Reading →

Daniel A. Cox, Kyle Gray, Kelsey Eyre Hammond
May 28, 2024

An Unsettled Electorate: How Uncertainty and Apathy Are Shaping the 2024 Election

A survey of more than 6,500 US adults focused on the 2024 presidential election reveals a pessimistic and unsettled American electorate fractured by education, ideology, class, and gender. Continue Reading →

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Daniel A. Cox, Kelsey Eyre Hammond, Kyle Gray
November 9, 2023

Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence: How Gen Z’s Formative Experiences Shape Its Politics, Priorities, and Future

This report explores the foundational differences between American generations through their formative adolescent experiences. Continue Reading →