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Bowling alone : the collapse and renewal of American community
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- ISBN: 0-7432-0304-6 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 541 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | United States Social conditions 1945- Social change United States History 20th century |
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Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community
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Table of Contents
Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Section I | Introduction | |
| Chapter 1 | Thinking about Social Change in America | |
| Section II | Trends in Civic Engagement and Social Capital | |
| Chapter 2 | Political Participation | |
| Chapter 3 | Civic Participation | |
| Chapter 4 | Religious Participation | |
| Chapter 5 | Connections in the Workplace | |
| Chapter 6 | Informal Social Connections | |
| Chapter 7 | Altruism, Volunteering, and Philanthropy | |
| Chapter 8 | Reciprocity, Honesty, and Trust | |
| Chapter 9 | Against the Tide? Small Groups, Social Movements, and the Net | |
| Section III | Why? | |
| Chapter 10 | Introduction | |
| Chapter 11 | Pressures of Time and Money | |
| Chapter 12 | Mobility and Sprawl | |
| Chapter 13 | Technology and Mass Media | |
| Chapter 14 | From Generation to Generation | |
| Chapter 15 | What Killed Civic Engagement? Summing Up | |
| Section IV | So What? (with the assistance of Kristin A. Goss) | |
| Chapter 16 | Introduction | |
| Chapter 17 | Education and Children's Welfare | |
| Chapter 18 | Safe and Productive Neighborhoods | |
| Chapter 19 | Economic Prosperity | |
| Chapter 20 | Health and Happiness | |
| Chapter 21 | Democracy | |
| Chapter 22 | The Dark Side of Social Capital | |
| Section V | What is to be Done? | |
| Chapter 23 | Lessons of History: The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era | |
| Chapter 24 | Toward an Agenda for Social Capitalists | |
| Appendix I | Measuring Social Change | |
| Appendix II | Sources for Figures and Tables | |
| Appendix III | The Rise and Fall of Civic and Professional Associations | |
| Notes | ||
| The Story Behind this Book | ||
| Index |
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