Plugged In but Disconnected looks at young people and the attitudes they hold. We find some shocking evidence of hateful attitudes, particularly amongst young men.
The report covers hateful attitudes with a particular focus on misogyny, what happens if hateful ideologies lead to violence and the struggles of tackling hate in the classroom. We offer some practical education and policy solutions.
The report “Plugged in but Disconnected” explores hateful attitudes among young people in 2024. Read the full analysis here.
We have created a segmentation that groups young people together by the opinions and attitudes they have. We separated young people into six different groups according to two indexes: progressiveness ↔ hatefulness, and political inclusion ↔ political exclusion.
The six segments are distributed across the progressiveness ↔ hatefulness index according to their responses to questions on prejudice, democracy and violence. Topics included feminism, migration, racism, gender and sexuality.
The six segments are distributed across the progressiveness ↔ hatefulness index according to their responses to questions on prejudice, democracy and violence. Topics included feminism, migration, racism, gender and sexuality.
The political inclusion ↔ exclusion index sees only two out of the six segments relatively satisfied with the political and media landscape. Young people across both progressive and reactionary segments feel frustrated with and excluded from politics.
You can find out more about the segments in detail, alongside a wider overview of young people’s attitudes, in the report.
