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Majority finds German society disharmonious

More than two-thirds of German residents find that social behavior is on the decline, a survey shows.

Altogether 67% of respondents in the survey by the Forsa polling institute said society in Germany was lacking in cohesion and harmony to a greater or lesser extent, 6 percentage points more than a year before.

Of those, 57% said the situation was "rather bad" and 10% "very bad."

Younger people tended to have a more positive view than older age groups, with…