Robert D. Putnam

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Bowling Alone: the Collapse and Revival of American Community The author, a professor of public policy at Harvard, gathers together dozens of studies that measure social engagement and involvement in various ways -- from voting and running for office to giving blood, having friends over for dinner, and doing volunteer work -- in order to chart the steady decline of what he calls "social capital" in the U.S. since it peaked in the early 1960s. Why do Americans give less to charity, play cards less often, fail to exe...	View these reviews in summary mode Robert D. Putnam Message Board Talk about the novels, new and used books that Putnam has written!