{"id":43,"date":"2012-10-07T02:13:04","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T02:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/grammarcats\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2012-10-14T04:09:48","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T04:09:48","slug":"ethnography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/grammarcats\/ethnography\/","title":{"rendered":"Demographics"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have included some demographic statistics on \/r\/atheism using Alexa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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The demographics of \/r\/atheism users are generally 18-34 years old, about 70% male, 30% female, and the majority are college graduates or currently in college. Most of these members also do not have children. Let’s look at the ethnic breakdown of this community. Source: Alexa<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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The community is significantly Caucasian and African American with few members from other ethnic backgrounds. Source: Alexa<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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There is an even income distribution with a slightly larger middle-income base.\u00a0Screen Shot of Income Demographics. Source: Alexa<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Now, let’s attempt to understand some qualitative attributes of this culture beginning with the notion that Reddit does have more college-educated than non college-educated students. A great quote I read on why Reddit has more atheists than any other community from Quora<\/p>\n

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Reddit has a more educated user base than an average sampling of people.\u00a0 In addition, the population of Reddit is global.\u00a0 Outside of the US, atheism is far more common.\u00a0 It is also possible for persecuted\/ostracized minorities to band together via the Internet.\u00a0 Reddit allows for socializing outside of your geographic area, which can be particularly appealing to atheists who happen to live in the Bible Belt.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Because usernames are typically not real representations of identity, it is difficult to truly identify the individuals behind r\/atheism. However, we can see based on the posts of individuals who do come out on r\/atheism that many of them were of communities that were highly secular. Therefore, the internet has been key in connection individuals who otherwise would not be able to meet other atheists<\/p>\n

r\/atheism is also heavily influenced by gay rights that are denied based on religious claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have included some demographic statistics on \/r\/atheism using Alexa   Now, let’s attempt to understand some qualitative attributes of this culture beginning with the notion that Reddit does have more college-educated than non college-educated students. A great quote I read on why Reddit has more atheists than any other community from Quora Reddit has …
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