Jeanne's review
Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D. Putnam
Jeanne's review
Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam
Jeanne's review
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recommended for: people who are interested in improving their community
Putnam's argument is that we're low on social capital in the U.S. - that post-WWII people participated in their communities through social (like bowling), volunteer, and civic participation. This participation has declined since then, and Putnam claims that this decline is part of the problems plaguing the U.S. today. So many people think it's too hard to engage in "activism" but this book makes you realize that investing in social capital is not that difficult and well worth the results.
