by James Q. Wilson we see that as political awareness increases, cultural division increases. Since 1972, the gap between Democrats and Republicans doubled in 2004. Although this mass polarization is observed only within a minority of college-educated voters, Vanderbilt's Marc Hetherington says that “the people with the greatest ability to assimilate new information, those with more formal education are more affected by elite polarization.” The growth of polarization is evident because the need for higher education has grown over the years; a high school diploma is no longer enough. Younger generations struggle to obtain college degrees, leading to more political unrest. It has been seen that well-being has no weight with respect to postgraduate education. American society has been in a culture war internally since polarization has penetrated the public. There are perceived to be political differences that cannot be resolved, making it difficult for elected officials to resolve the issues they were elected to address. There is a constant stalemate regarding issues in America due to the high polarization in this