Why Americans are Spending Less Time with Friends — And What to do About it
December 20, 2022
A full work week. Hours on housework, yard work, time spent with your kids or partner. Then there’s all the time we spend online. Where is the time for friends? Today, On Point: Declining time with friends, increasing loneliness. We hear what to do about Americans’ lost connections. Continue Reading →
Women are More Likely to Make Friends at Work than Men. Here’s Why that Matters
December 16, 2022
Research shows that the more friends we have, the less likely we are to be depressed or anxious, and work friendships boost productivity and worker retention Continue Reading →
How Hispanic Americans Think About Work and Identity
November 18, 2022
If we want to understand the evolving role of Hispanic Americans in American culture and politics, one useful on-ramp is studying Hispanics in the workplace. Continue Reading →
The Class Divide in Family Dinner
November 7, 2022
The family dinner, once a ubiquitous feature of American life shared across cultural, religious, and class lines, has disappeared in many households. Continue Reading →
The New Workplace Gender Imbalance: Social Capital and Job Satisfaction
October 31, 2022
New data suggests gender and education are the difference between liking and loving your job. But there’s a price to be paid. Continue Reading →
The Social Workplace: Social Capital, Human Dignity, and Work in America
October 25, 2022
Why is work, more often than not, the center of life for Americans? Explore the social dimension of work and the role it plays in building human connections and strengthening social capital. Continue Reading →
Can Americans Find Common Ground on Abortion?
October 24, 2022
Most Americans are willing to find common ground on abortion. Continue Reading →
A Moral Double Standard on Marital Infidelity
October 12, 2022
Men and women hold different views of the morality of marital infidelity depending on who commits it. Continue Reading →
Jews and the Faith of Their Children
May 23, 2022
Just half of Jews in America today believe it is important for children to be brought up in a religion so they can learn good values, making the Jewish community an outlier compared to other religious traditions. Continue Reading →
Politics, Sex, and Sexuality: The Growing Gender Divide in American Life
April 27, 2022
The March 2022 American Perspectives Survey examines the growing gender divide in American Life. Continue Reading →