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Bowling alone, the collapse and revival of American community, Robert D. Putnam

Label
Bowling alone, the collapse and revival of American community, Robert D. Putnam
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-504) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Bowling alone
Nature of contents
statisticsbibliography
Oclc number
47933260
Responsibility statement
Robert D. Putnam
Sub title
the collapse and revival of American community
Table Of Contents
Thinking about social change in America -- Political participation -- Civic participation -- Religious participation -- Connections in the workplace -- Informal social connections -- Altruism, volunteering, and philanthropy -- Reciprocity, honesty, and trust -- Against the tide? : small groups, social movements, and the Net -- Pressures of time and money -- Mobility and sprawl -- Technology and mass media -- From generation to generation -- What killed civic engagement? : summing up -- Education and children's welfare -- Safe and productive neighborhoods -- Economic prosperity -- Health and happiness -- Democracy -- The dark side of social capital -- Lessons of history : the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era -- Toward an agenda for social capitalists
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