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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Once we bowled in leagues, usually after workâ€”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 â€œa prodigious achievement.â€

Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americansâ€™ changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structuresâ€”whether they be PTA, church, or political partiesâ€”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, Putnamâ€™s Bowling Alone has identified a central crisis at the heart of our society and suggests what we can do.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Touchstone Books by Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 10169780
ReleaseDate 2001-08-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743203043

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