Are opinions on controversial political issues as divided as many people perceive them to be? Researchers from the Leibniz ...

These are challenging times with much at stake. Social anxiety is at its highest level in years. The question is how to diminish polarization's barrage and psychological consequences.

Some researchers predict that, as people get richer, polarization over social norms is destined to fade in the West. In their view, the West is polarized because the population is gradually ...

A recent survey indicates Americans are more divided than united on what patriotism means. However, there are ways to change ...

Political polarization in the United States continues to intensify beyond policy disagreements, seeping into everyday social interactions. Americans increasingly avoid or express hostility toward ...

Social Media. Studies Keep Finding That Social Media Algorithms Don't Increase Polarization. Why Is the Press So Skeptical? New research on Facebook before the 2020 election finds scant evidence ...

Political advertising on social media isn’t regulated by the U.S. government in the same manner it is on TV or radio, nor is it easy to vet and monitor reposts of manipulated content.

Social media and political polarization in America | 60 Minutes 13:39. With midterm elections in just two days, America is in a very angry moment. Republicans attack Democrats, and Democrats ...

For years, regulators and activists have worried that social media companies’ algorithms were dividing the United States with politically toxic posts and conspiracies. The concern was so ...

Social anxiety is at its highest level in years. It affects all ages and seeps into our everyday cultural institutions. The main question is how to diminish polarization's barrage and negative ...