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Diversity in the U.S.: Americans Getting Along, but Divisions Remain

In a report called "What It Means To Be American," two think tanks surveyed Americans on their attitudes toward their fellow citizens. While the results suggest that people embrace the idea of diversity, they also show a country that is sensitive to religious and ethnic divisions-particularly when beliefs are broken down along party lines. The Brookings Institution and the Public Religion Research Institute released the report on Sept. 6 as part of the sea of assessments and retrospectives accompanying the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. About 9-in-10 respondents said that the country was founded on the idea of religious freedom and that all religious books should be treated with respect. More than 8-in-10 said they have favorable opinions of African-Americans, Hispanics, Catholics and Jews. Smaller majorities said they feel favorably about Mormons (67%) and Muslims (58%). Click here to read more.
 
 



INSIGHT Into Diversity