Day 6
What should worry us: We all know kids are showing up at church on Sundays in smaller numbers. Their voting in federal elections is at an all-time low. As vast as the internet is, they can create a pretty narrow and inward world online – and their presence on the web also puts them at risk to being victim of bullying. And how’s this for a worrisome finding? Compared to their peers in late 1970s, a major US study found that, college students today are less likely to agree with statements such as “I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective” and “I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me.”
What should worry us: We all know kids are showing up at church on Sundays in smaller numbers. Their voting in federal elections is at an all-time low. As vast as the internet is, they can create a pretty narrow and inward world online – and their presence on the web also puts them at risk to being victim of bullying. And how’s this for a worrisome finding? Compared to their peers in late 1970s, a major US study found that, college students today are less likely to agree with statements such as “I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective” and “I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me.”
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