Conrad Hackett
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Where Americans Find Meaning In Life
Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project 29h 2 tweets
We asked thousands of Americans where they find meaning in life. Their responses were rich, thoughtful and varied, and we have selected 100 to share with you in no particular order.
Conrad Hackett Here are some of the open-ended responses about where Americans find meaning in life 28h
Where Americans Find Meaning in Life
Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project 29h 8 tweets
Family is the most common source of meaning in America, but economic, religious and political divides shape where people find meaning in other aspects of life.
Conrad Hackett BRAND NEW REPORT: Where Americans find meaning in life 29h
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Rsci.app.link 3d 1 tweets
2018 Families and Living Arrangements Tables
The United States Census Bureau 7d 4 tweets
Adults in the United States are increasingly delaying saying “I Do” as the median age at first marriage continues to climb.
Conrad Hackett US: Median age at first marriage reaches new high - 30 for men, 28 for women 46h
Attitudes toward algorithms used on social media
Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech 5d 5 tweets
A majority of Americans (74%) think the content people post on social media does not provide an accurate picture of how society feels about important issues, while one-quarter say it does.
Conrad Hackett 25% of social media users frequently see content that makes them angry 5d
What Facebook Knew and Tried to Hide
Nytimes.com 5d 5 tweets
The social network’s top executives responded to scandals by delaying information, obfuscating problems and deflecting blame.
How polarizing is Donald Trump?
YouTube 6d 2 tweets
From the very start of Donald Trump’s presidency, Americans have been divided along partisan lines in their views of him. But partisan divisions in U.S. poli...
Conrad Hackett "One of the most powerful expressions of the nation's deep political divisions today is the public's opinion of one man, Donald Trump." - 6d
Study finds female professors experience more work demands and special favor requests, particularly from academically entitled students
Insidehighered.com 315d 22 tweets
Study finds female professors experience more work demands and special favor requests, particularly from academically "entitled" students.
‘Post-Millennials’ Generation On Track To Be Most Diverse, Best-Educated
Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project 6d 9 tweets
Today’s 6- to 21-year-olds are already America’s most racially and ethnically diverse generation – and more of them are heading to college than previous generations.
Conrad Hackett Growing diversity in America: Nonwhite 6 to 21 year-olds in 1968 18% 1986 30% 2002 39% 2018 48% 6d
'A train wreck': Veterans haven't received GI Bill benefits for months
NBC News 10d 12 tweets
"This is — to be kind — a train wreck,” said Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Russians, Indians, Germans especially likely to say their countries are more globally important
Pew Research Center 9d 2 tweets
People in Russia, India and Germany stand out for being more likely than those in other countries to say their country is playing a bigger role in world affairs.
Conrad Hackett How Republican views of America's leadership changed from Obama era to Trump era Under Obama: 15% of Republicans said the US played a more important role as a world leader than in the past Under Trump: 45% of Republicans say so. 9d
Congo's current Ebola outbreak worst in country's history, officials say
ABC News 10d 2 tweets
The current Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is the worst in the country's recorded history, the health ministry said.
More adults and children are using yoga and meditation
NCCIH 12d 1 tweets
Information in this press release on yoga, meditation, and chiropractic relates to new data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey.
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Conrad Hackett The share of Americans meditating more than tripled from 2012 (4%) to 2017 (14%) 12d
Conference 2019
Sisr 12d 1 tweets
Conrad Hackett The next conference of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion will be in Barcelona, July 9-12 2019. I'm organizing sessions on demography & religion. Proposals are due by December 16. General info Call for papers 12d
Call for Papers
Sisr 12d 1 tweets
Conrad Hackett The next conference of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion will be in Barcelona, July 9-12 2019. I'm organizing sessions on demography & religion. Proposals are due by December 16. General info Call for papers 12d
Education levels of U.S. immigrants are on the rise
Pew Research Center 12d 1 tweets
In 2016, 17.2% of U.S. immigrants ages 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree and another 12.8% had attained a postgraduate degree. Both shares are up since 1980.
A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism
The New Yorker 121d 44 tweets
Robin DiAngelo argues that our largely segregated society is set up to insulate whites from racial discomfort, so that they fall to pieces at the first application of stress.
The 2018 midterm vote: Divisions by race, gender, education
Pew Research Center 13d 11 tweets
There were wide differences in voting preferences between men and women, whites and nonwhites, as well as people with more and less educational attainment.
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Conrad Hackett Among voters who said minorities are favored over whites in America today, 85% voted for Republican candidates 13d
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Conrad Hackett Voted for Democratic House of Representatives candidate on Tuesday Blacks 90% Asians 77% Hispanics 69% Women 59% Men 47% Whites 44% White men 39% White men with no college degree 32% 13d
How religious groups voted in the midterm elections
Pew Research Center 14d 13 tweets
White evangelical or born-again Christians backed GOP candidates for the House at about the same rate in 2014. Religious "nones" and Jewish voters again largely backed Democratic candidates.
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Conrad Hackett Voted for Democratic House of Representatives candidate yesterday Jews 79% Nones 70% Catholics 50% White evangelicals 22% 14d
StateVote 2018 | State Legislative Races and Ballot Measures
Ncsl.org 14d 3 tweets