GenForward Perspectives
Essays, blogs, and critical analyses of and about our data written and produced by GenForward’s team of researchers and writers
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Our newsletter is curated each month to highlight GenForward’s latest surveys, publications, and analyses, centering the voices of young adults of color.
The 2024 Election, Abortion, LGBTQ Rights, and Affirmative Action (November 2023)
About the Survey The GenForward November survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults recruited and administered by…
Data – Perspectives on Community Safety from Black America (March 2023)
About the Survey The GenForward survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this…
Lessons in Empowerment: The Civic Potential of Historically Grounded Conversations among Racially Marginalized Youth
By Matthew D. Nelsen Matt NelsenNovember 9, 2023 Civic education is associated with the development of democratic capacity. However, this concept is measured using a limited battery of metrics (e.g., trust in government) that do not adequately capture the political…