The Childhood Loneliness of Generation Z
April 4, 2022
There’s a growing concern that young adults today are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness, social isolation, and disconnection. A lot of blame is being placed on social media, or more recently the pandemic. Delayed family formation is another likely factor—young adults are marrying later than they once did. But what if Gen Z is lonelier Continue Reading →
The Problem with Parental Favoritism
February 10, 2022
There is no shortage of advice for parents. The Internet is awash with parenting tips, tactics, and strategies to meet every conceivable exigency. But for all the varying recommendations provided to parents, perhaps one of the most critical is something to be avoided—picking favorites. A new survey suggests that parental favoritism, or even the perception Continue Reading →
The College Connection: The Education Divide in American Social and Community Life
December 13, 2021
The 2021 American Community Life Survey illuminates the growing social divide between Americans with college educations and those without. Continue Reading →
A loneliness epidemic? How marriage, religion, and mobility explain the generation gap in loneliness
September 26, 2019
Conventional wisdom holds that loneliness is a serious problem in America today. Yes data from the Survey on Community and Society (SCS) suggest that such characterizations of loneliness are overblown and possibly wrong. Continue Reading →
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