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    Facebook: A Profile of its ’Friends’

    For years, the Pew Internet & American Life Project has been polling people who use social media, asking how they use it and what they get out of it. The results paint an interesting picture of what kind of people use sites such as Facebook, who they are connected to and how they manage their privacy.

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    Section 1: The 2012 Race, Issue Strengths, Views of the Parties

    The general election contest between Obama and Romney has changed little over the past few months. Currently, 50% of registered voters support Obama or lean more toward him, while 43% back Romney or lean toward him. In June (June 7-17), Obama held a slight four-point edge (50% to 46%) and in May, Obama led 49% […]

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    College Graduation: Weighing the Cost … and the Payoff

    The issue of costs and rising student debt have have touched off a national debate about the cost and value of a college education. Surveys by the Pew Research Center present this portrait of the views of the general public and college graduates on these issues.

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    Chapter 2. Views of European Unity

    The euro crisis has led Europeans to become very judgmental about elements of the European project: economic integration, membership in the European Union, the EU as an institution, the European Central Bank and use of the euro as their currency. But, as yet, euro zone publics want to keep the euro. As economic conditions have […]

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    Section 2: Religion and Politics

    Americans have long been comfortable with religion having a role in politics. A sizable majority continues to say it is important for the president to have strong religious beliefs. And a majority says they are not bothered when politicians talk about their religion. At the same time, however, there is widespread opposition to churches and […]

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    Men Gain More Jobs Than Women During the Economic Recovery

    Employment for men increased by 2.6 million jobs between the fourth quarter of 2009 and the fourth quarter of 2011. The gain in jobs was four times that of women, but was still not enough to bring male employment back to its pre-recession level.

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    Just-in-time Information through Mobile Connections The rapid adoption of cell phones and, especially, the spread of internet-connected smartphones are changing people’s communications with others and their relationships with information. Users’ ability to access data immediately through apps and web browsers and through contact with their social networks is creating a new culture of real-time information […]

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    YouTube Video Creation–A Shared Process

    When it comes to the creation and posting of videos, there are three different steps: the actual capture of the video itself, putting it into a format for sharing under an individual or organization name-at times with editing or mixing of multiple videos and sometimes as raw footage-and then posting the video to YouTube. Sometimes […]

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    The Rise of the “Connected Viewer”

    52% of adult cell owners use their phones while engaging with televised content; younger audiences are particularly active in these “connected viewing” experiences

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    Section 2: Long-Term Views of Homosexuality, Gay Marriage and Adoption

    The proportion of Americans who favor gay marriage has increased by 21 points since 1996, from 27% to 48%. Over this period, opposition has fallen from 65% to 44%. Strong support for gay marriage now equals strong opposition (22% strongly favor, 23% strongly oppose). As recently as four years ago, twice as many strongly opposed […]