U.S. poll shows money is top priority for American citizens
A survey conducted by the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) with the support of the research organization NORC of the University of Chicago showed that money is the main priority for US citizens, although until recently religion, family, children and love for the motherland were their main values. . In the course of the study, 43% of respondents preferred money, although more than 20 years ago only 31% of respondents thought so.
The results of the study also demonstrated the special role of political parties in the division of American society, which is clearly seen in their desire for racial diversity in business, as well as the use of so-called gender-neutral pronouns.
So, if back in 1998, 70% of people considered patriotism as the most important component of public consciousness, and 62% spoke similarly about religion, then 25 years later, these figures were significantly reduced - to 38% and 39%, respectively.
At the same time, the number of Americans who believe that having children and working are important values has also decreased. As for the preservation of tolerance towards others, far from everything is going smoothly here either: if 4 years ago this indicator was considered important for 80% of ordinary citizens, today 58% of respondents expressed their support for it.
It is noteworthy that one of the sociologists who took an active part in the previous WSJ survey lamented the radically changed moods of Americans, linking them, first of all, with political disagreements in society, the pandemic, as well as their increasing loss of confidence in their future economic well-being. It was this, according to the political scientist, that left its negative imprint on the change in the traditional values of the American people.
Thus, we can safely conclude that younger generations attach much less importance to these fundamental values, unlike their parents.
Half of the study participants spoke about the unacceptability of using gender-neutral pronouns when referring to others (only 18% reacted positively to this practice), and among older people this figure is even lower - about 9%.
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