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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert Putnam (Paperback, 2001)
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In a groundbreaking book based on vast new data, Robert Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbours and our democratic structures- and how we may reconnect. BOWLING ALONE warns Americans that their stock of social capital , the very fabric of their connections with each other, has been accelerating down. Putnam describes the resulting impoverishment of their lives and communities. Drawing on evidence that includes nearly half a million interviews conducted over a quarter of a century in America, Putnam shows how changes in work, family structure, age, suburban life, television, computers, women's roles and other factors are isolating Americans from each other in a trend whose reflection can clearly be seen in British society. We sign 30 percent fewer petitions than we did ten years ago. Membership in organisations- from the Boy Scouts to political parties and the Church is falling. Ties with friends and relatives are fraying: we're 35 percent less likely to visit our neighbours or have dinner with our families than we were thirty years ago. We watch sport alone instead of with our friends. A century ago, American citizens' means of connecting were at a low point after decades of urbanisation, industrialisation and immigration uprooted them from families and friends. That generation demonstrated a capacity for renewal by creating the organisations that pulled Americans together. Putnam shows how we can learn from them and reinvent common enterprises that will make us secure, productive, happy and hopeful.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-139780743203043
eBay Product ID (ePID)89589525
Product Key Features
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBowling Alone: the Collapse and Revival of American Community
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert Putnam
Subject AreaSocial Organisations
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height236 mm
Item Weight500 g
Item Width156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorRobert Putnam
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