Missing Research: 1974-2025 Post-Decoupling Arc
Goal
Build the missing decade-arc report covering 1974-2025, focused on post-1973 acceleration, consolidation, and late-stage fragmentation. Output is a publishable decade report with traceable sources.
Required Structure
- Executive Summary (5-10 bullets)
- Phase Model (1974-1989, 1990-2007, 2008-2012, 2013-2025)
- Cross-Domain Synchronization (family, trust, religion, media, economy, education, crime) (source: MASTER_DATASHEET)
- Inflection Windows (1980s crime spike, 1990s stabilization, 2008 trust shock, 2012-2016 social media inflection, 2020-2024 institutional stress)
- Data Table Appendix
- Sources and Links
Data Targets (with likely sources)
- Family: marriage/divorce, non-marital births, fertility (NCHS, CDC, Census)
- Trust: government/media confidence (ANES, GSS, Gallup, Pew)
- Religion: attendance, affiliation decline (Gallup, Pew, PRRI)
- Economy: real wages, debt, savings rate, inflation (BLS, BEA, FRED)
- Education: SAT/NAEP trends, college completion (NCES)
- Media: cable/satellite adoption, internet/smartphone penetration (Pew, NTIA)
- Crime: violent crime/murder rates (FBI UCR, BJS)
Deep Research Prompt
“Compile a 1974-2025 decade-by-decade analysis of American social coherence after the 1968-1973 phase transition. Identify at least 3 measurable indicators per domain (family, trust, religion, economy, education, media, crime). For each decade, list key events and provide numeric trends with citations. Highlight synchronization points where multiple domains shift together (e.g., 1980-1994 crime spike and family fragmentation, 2008 financial crisis and trust collapse, 2012+ social media penetration and youth mental health). Provide a short synthesis of mechanism for each decade, not just data. Output includes a table of metrics with sources and a narrative section with citations embedded.” (source: MASTER_DATASHEET)
Traceability Checklist
- Every metric includes source name and link
- Any year range has supporting table/figure
- Claims about synchronization reference at least two domains
- Event claims include date and source
Canonical Hub: CANONICAL_INDEX