Shifting Beliefs, Shifting Democracy

About this episode

This episode explores the changing religious beliefs of Americans, the impact of social media on perceptions of democracy, and includes a fun fact about minimum wage from the 1940s.

On this week’s Poll Hub: We begin by examining how Americans’ religious beliefs and practices are changing across generations. Findings show that while most U.S. adults were raised with a strong religious identity and regular participation in organized religion, far fewer are maintaining those same levels of practice in adulthood. Next, we turn to how social media is shaping Americans' thinking about democracy itself. A recent study finds that heavy social media users are more likely to feel politically empowered and believe citizens can influence government, but they are also less likely than lighter users to say democracy is the best form of government. And finally, we go way back to the 40s and talk about minimum wage for our fun fact. maristpoll.com/podcast

People in this episode

Host: Marist Poll

Topics covered

• religious beliefs
• social media
• democracy
• political empowerment
• minimum wage

Keywords

• religion
• social media
• democracy
• politics
• minimum wage

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Places: United States

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