The Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change.
24 Feb 10Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials – the American teens and twenty-somethings currently making the passage into adulthood – have begun to forge theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and receptive to new ideas and ways of living. pewsocialtrends.org
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Politics & Values
Democrats’ Edge Among Millennials Slips
18 Feb 10 The “Millennial Generation” of young voters played a big role in the resurgence of the Democratic Party in the 2006 and 2008 elections, but their attachment to the Democratic Party weakened markedly over the course of 2009. people-press.org
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Millennials Less Religiously Active Than Older Americans
17 Feb 10 pewforum.org
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Independents Take Center Stage in Obama Era
21 May 09 people-press.org
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Young Voters in the 2008 Election
12 Nov 08 people-press.org
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Gen Dems: The Party’s Advantage Among Young Voters Widens
28 Apr 08 people-press.org
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Young Voters in the 2008 Presidential Primaries
11 Feb 08 people-press.org
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A Portrait of Generation Next
9 Jan 07 people-press.org
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Media & Digital Life
Social Media and Mobile Internet Use
3 Feb 10 A new Pew Internet Project report reveals a decline in blogging among Millennials but a modest rise among adults ages 30 and older. Young adults continue to lead the way in other online avenues, however. Millennials are increasingly connecting to the internet wirelessly (81% have), and nearly three in four of those who go online use social networking sites. Teens do not use Twitter in large numbers, but high-school-age girls show the greatest enthusiasm for the application. pewinternet.org
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The Future of Online Socializing
2 Jul 10 pewinternet.org
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Teens and Sexting
15 Dec 09 pewinternet.org
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Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back
19 Aug 09 pewinternet.org
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Generations Online in 2009
28 Jan 09 pewinternet.org
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Teens, Video Games and Civics
16 Sep 08 pewinternet.org
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Writing, Technology and Teens
24 Apr 08 pewinternet.org
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Teens and Social Media
19 Dec 07 pewinternet.org
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Cyberbullying
27 Jun 07 pewinternet.org
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Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks
18 Apr 07 pewinternet.org
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Demographics & Social Trends
Millennial’s Judgments About Recent Trends Not So Different
7 January 10 As might be expected, members of the Millennial generation are enthusiastic about the technological and communication advances of the past decade. They are also highly accepting of societal changes such as the greater availability of green products and more racial and ethnic diversity. What may be less expected is that, in many cases, they are not much different from the age groups that precede them. people-press.org
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Latino Youths Optimistic But Beset by Problems
12 Dec 09 pewhispanic.org
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Forty Years After Woodstock, A Gentler Generation Gap
12 Aug 09 pewsocialtrends.org
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College Enrollment Hits All-Time High, Fueled by Community College Surge
29 Oct 09 pewsocialtrends.org
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Gen Next Squeezed By Recession, But Most See Better Times Ahead
5 Jun 09 people-press.org
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Different Age Groups, Different Recessions
14 May 09 pewsocialtrends.org
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Sharp Growth in Suburban Minority Enrollment Yields Modest Gains in School Diversity
31 Mar 09 pewhispanic.org
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Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap
7 Oct 09 pewhispanic.org
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The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood
7 Oct 09 pewhispanic.org
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Latino Children: A Majority Are U.S.-Born Offspring of Immigrants
28 May 09 pewhispanic.org
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The States of Marriage and Divorce
15 Oct 09 pewsocialtrends.org
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Black-White Conflict Isn’t Society’s Largest
24 Sep 09 pewsocialtrends.org
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