Nearly all American adolescents(10代の若者、青春期の人), 97% of them to be exact, play video games; and while teenage gamers are commonly stereotyped as awkward(へたな、気まずい、警戒を要する), anti-social, solitary(孤立した)beings, data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project’s recent survey paints a very different picture. For the vast majority of the 12- to 17-year-old gamers interviewed in this study, playing video games is a social activity, with many teens choosing to play with friends over the internet or face-to-face in the same room. The study also found that teens who play socially rather than alone are more likely to participate in civic activities like volunteering, fundraising for charities, and political causes(運動、目標、福祉).