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| A Third of Teenagers Don't Read Books for Pleasure Anymore |
| 2018-08-22 |
| [TIME Health] A third of U.S. teenagers haven’t read a book for pleasure in at least a year, according to a new survey from the American Psychological Association (APA). And it’s not because they’re too busy watching TV. The research, published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture, points to the continuing dominance of digital media among teenagers. Teen use of traditional media ‐ such as books, magazines and television ‐ has dropped off, while time spent texting, scrolling through social media and using other forms of digital media continues to increase, the survey says. To reach their conclusions, APA researchers analyzed data from the Monitoring the Future study, an ongoing annual survey of around 50,000 eighth, 10th and 12th graders. The study included survey responses from 1976 to 2016. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 The Podesta-Ivey emails stated: Ivey wrote on March 13, 2016, with emphasis added: “I’m certain the poll-directed insiders are sure things will default to policy as soon as the conventions are over, but I think not. And as I’ve mentioned, we’ve all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry. The unawareness remains strong but compliance is obviously fading rapidly.”  |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-08-22 22:29 |
| #3 The other Two Thirds feel that literature began and ended with the Harry Potter series. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-08-22 10:52 |
| #2 Probably skewed survey because TIME didn't ask about their handbrain. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-08-22 09:21 |
| #1 Most people don't read books for pleasure - was true even before everybody got a palmtop masquerading as a phone. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-22 04:38 |