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Political breakups of friendships, relationships, and family ties

More than a third of Americans have lost relationships with friends, family members, romantic partners, or others due to political differences, according to a study. Mertcan Güngör and Peter Ditto examined survey data from thousands of American adults to explore the interpersonal consequences of pol...

Political breakups of friendships, relationships, and family ties
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More than a third of Americans have lost relationships with friends, family members, romantic partners, or others due to political differences, according to a study. Mertcan Güngör and Peter Ditto examined survey data from thousands of American adults to explore the interpersonal consequences of political polarization in the United States. The findings are published in the journal PNAS Nexus.

Originally published at Phys.org

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