Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American CommunityOnce we bowled in leagues, usually after work—but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, which The Economist hailed as “a prodigious achievement.” Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans’ changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures—whether they be PTA, church, or political parties—have disintegrated. Until the publication of this groundbreaking work, no one had so deftly diagnosed the harm that these broken bonds have wreaked on our physical and civic health, nor had anyone exalted their fundamental power in creating a society that is happy, healthy, and safe. Like defining works from the past, such as The Lonely Crowd and The Affluent Society, and like the works of C. Wright Mills and Betty Friedan, Putnam’s Bowling Alone has identified a central crisis at the heart of our society and suggests what we can do. |
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... Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone is an eloquent and powerful contribution to a long tradition of important reassessments of the American condition . His argu- ment - buttressed by impressive scholarly research - that the United States has ...
... Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone is an eloquent and powerful contribution to a long tradition of important reassessments of the American condition . His argu- ment - buttressed by impressive scholarly research - that the United States has ...
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... Robert Smith , M. Dane Waters , and Don Winter and J. Walker Smith of Yankelovich Partners . Staff members at scores of civic organizations were unstinting with their time and expertise , retriev- ing elusive records and filling in ...
... Robert Smith , M. Dane Waters , and Don Winter and J. Walker Smith of Yankelovich Partners . Staff members at scores of civic organizations were unstinting with their time and expertise , retriev- ing elusive records and filling in ...
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... Robert , Henry Martyn , 383 Robertson , Pat , 161 Robert's Rules of Order ( Robert ) , 383 Robinson , John , 61 , 190 , 191 , 222 , 223 , 241-42 , 424 Rochester , N.Y. , 325 , 397 Rochester ( N.Y. ) Democrat and Chronicle , 397 Roebuck ...
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