Modest Warming in U.S. Views on Israel and Palestinians
In recent years, U.S. public opinion has become modestly more positive toward both sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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Most Indians, including most Hindus, do not practice yoga
Just about a third of Indian adults (35%) say they ever practice yoga, including 22% who say they do so monthly or less.
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Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11
Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public opinion in the two decades since finds that unity was fleeting. It also shows how support for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was strong initially but fell over time.
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America’s incarceration rate falls to lowest level since 1995
The nationwide incarceration rate is 810 prison or jail inmates for every 100,000 adult residents ages 18 and older.
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More White Americans adopted than shed evangelical label during Trump presidency, especially his supporters
A new analysis of survey data finds that there has been no large-scale departure from evangelicalism among White Americans.
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4. Attitudes about caste
The caste system has existed in some form in India for at least 3,000 years. It is a social hierarchy passed down through families, and it can dictate the professions a person can work in as well as aspects of their social lives, including whom they can marry. While the caste system originally was for […]
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Measuring caste in India
Despite the caste system’s significance in India, there is no consensus on what proportion of Indians belong to each caste category.
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America’s Abortion Quandary
A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances.
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Religious Americans less likely to believe intelligent life exists on other planets
In the U.S., highly religious adults are much more skeptical about the possibility of extraterrestrial life than those who are less religious.
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How Global Public Opinion of China Has Shifted in the Xi Era
The Chinese Communist Party is preparing for its 20th National Congress, an event likely to result in an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping. Since Xi took office in 2013, opinion of China in the U.S. and other advanced economies has turned more negative. How did it get to be this way?
