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September 25, 2024
Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life
Key Points College graduates report having greater access to community spaces than do Americans with a high school degree or less. More than one in five Americans have no access…
May 3, 2023
The Mainline Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Social Capitalism
…and areas with many mainliners the best. Sociologists have observed these trends in prior work, including our colleague, W. Bradford Wilcox. Wilcox argues that mainline adherents tend to “talk left…
January 5, 2023
Faith After the Pandemic: How COVID-19 Changed American Religion
Key Points The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated an overall decline in religious attendance, although religious identity remained mostly stable. The number of Americans who never attend religious services jumped over the…
October 20, 2021
Public Places and Commercial Spaces: How Neighborhood Amenities Foster Trust and Connection in American Communities
Key Points The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted many Americans’ living preferences toward less dense places. For instance, more Americans would prefer to live in small towns and rural areas than…