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Americans' declining trust in others, institutions: Underlying cultural shifts

Source: JournalistsResource.org

As each U.S. election cycle rolls by, public life seems to grow more rancorous, frayed and fragmented, with the 2014 midterms being no exception. There is a palpable sense that something deeper is at work in America, some sea change in the underlying patterns of life, but is this valid?