Young People and Political Engagement
The Pew Research’s Center’s Paul Taylor answers questions about young people’s involvement in politics.
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Most Young Adults Know Peers Who Have Moved Back in with Parents
The Great Recession seems to have accelerated the tendency of today’s young adults – sometimes labeled the “boomerang generation” – to move out of the family house for a time and then boomerang back.
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Teens 2012: Truth, Trends, and Myths About Teen Online Behavior
How teens use the internet, mobile phones, social media and social networking sites,as well as teen communication preferences and online information consumption.
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It Ain’t Heavy, It’s My Smartphone: American teens and the infiltration of mobility into their computing lives
Amanda Lenhart spoke at the 2012 Lawlor Summer Seminar in Minneapolis, where she discussed the rise in smartphone ownership among youth, the demographics of mobile phone ownership and the changes wrought as youth begin to have access anytime, anyw…
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Older adults and internet use
For the first time, half of American adults ages 65 and older are online.
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Presentation: Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites
Amanda Lenhart spoke about how teens use technology and about youth social and emotional experiences in social media spaces.
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Downloading Apps for Children
Parents are enthusiastic downloaders of all kinds of apps, particularly apps for children.
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Teens & Online Video
Shooting, sharing, streaming and chatting: social media using teens are the most enthusiastic users of many online video capabilities
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Digital Divides and Bridges: Technology Use Among Youth
Amanda Lenhart spoke about the demographic differences among groups of youth in their adoption, use, and experiences with technology and social media.
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How Young Adults Get News and Information About Their Local Communities
Kristen Purcell will be discussing Pew Internet’s groundbreaking data on local news information ecosystems