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Some numbers from

this semester

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Roughly 200 people

shared their perspectives

this semester.

This includes volunteers, students raising their hands,

and guests.

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Who spoke the most?

Raul - 9 times

Dennis - 7 times

Aidan - 5 times

Laila - 5 times

Robert - 5 times

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A total of 33 students spoke in class multiple times!

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This semester, over 4 million people joined in our conversation through

YouTube alone.

30,000 people liked what you all were saying enough to hit “subscribe”

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What ages of peeps

are tuning in?

13-17 (.4%)

18-24 (6.6%)

25-34 (19.5%)

35-44 (20.9%)

45-54 (19.5%)

55-64 (18.3%)

65+ (14.7%)

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Alright, what about gender?

19.4% Female

80.5% Male

.1% User-Specified

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How people join or watch class:

Mobile phones #1

Smart TVs #2

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432 questions were submitted

this semester through

the live stream chat command

!addq

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The most popular class overall was the Charlie Kirk conversation

Generated more than 10M views

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Our most popular video

(from one of our accounts)

has nearly 5 million views

– on Instagram

The clip came from the

Bad Bunny class

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If you’re not following us on Instagram @SOC119, or YouTube,

what are you doing (or not doing)

with your life?

If you want tagged, send us a DM through instagram with the post :)

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Closing Thoughts About Gen Z

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Gen Z:�People ages 14 – 29��Gen Z “adults” are people in their twenties

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PRRI – Public Religion Research Institute��Non-partisan, independent research about religion,

culture, and politics��Data are from 2024

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Gen Z adults are equally divided: ��“College is a smart investment” �&�“College is a gamble that might not pay off for me”

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EXAM ONE (median)��FA 2023 – 82%��FA 2024 – 88%��FA 2025 – 91%�(but many more really bad grades)

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2 in 10 Americans feel anxious, lonely, depressed, and/or angry

“often”

or

“almost all the time”

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HOWEVER:��Gen Z younger adults are consistently more likely than Gen Z teens or older adults to experience negative emotions often or most of the time.��2x and even 3x more likely

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Gen Z teens and adults are consistently more likely than older adults to form meaningful connections online – and believe that these relationships add “great value to their lives”

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3% of social media accounts can be considered “toxic” but they produce 33% of the content��0.1% of users are responsible for sharing 80% of the fake news��Bots make up over half of all internet traffic

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EACH DAY - GLOBALLY���100,000+ flights�&�20+ million passengers�(200 Beaver Stadiums)

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Cognitive Bias��“We are drawn to details and information that confirm our own existing beliefs”

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Thanks for a great semester