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Excellent insights into American society today. - Goodreads But the writing style induces anguish. - Goodreads Well-researched examination of American community. - Goodreads The writing is terrible. - Goodreads Putnam is a competent writer and is very convincing. - Goodreads But the writing was so tedious. - Goodreads Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American CommunityUser Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsDrawing 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 ... Read full review Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American CommunityUser Review - Derek Christensen - GoodreadsThe first 200 pages were slow and somewhat dull. The last 200 pages pulled it all together and talked about next steps. I like the new perspective I have on some things, especially social capital. Slow read, but good. Read full review Related books
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Common terms and phrasesactivities adults African Americans American Author's analysis average Barry Wellman behavior boomers bowling chapter church attendance cial cities citizens civic disengagement civic engagement civic involvement club meetings community projects compared computer-mediated communication correlated DDB Needham decades decline democracy economic effects environmental evangelical evidence example fewer figure fraction friends full-time Gilded Age grassroots groups growth half important income increase individual Internet league bowling less lives membership ment million mobility nearly Needham Life Style neighborhood neighbors organizational organizations parents participation percent philanthropy population predictor professional Protestant religion religious reported Research Robert Wuthnow Roper Social roughly Social and Political social capital social connectedness social movements social networks Social Survey social trust society sociologist spend television Theda Skocpol tion turnout twentieth century University Press urban virtually voluntary associations volunteering voting watching women workplace York References to this bookFrom other books
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