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Social capital: Looking beyond the bookworm
www.theglobeandmail.com
[Globe and Mail] - Harvard scholar Robert Putnam published a book in titled Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, which argues that people are more isolated, belong to fewer organizations and, as a result, are more disconnected from each
LDS welfare system is 'a model that works'
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[Deseret News] - But as Robert Putnam and David Campbell point out in their book, 'American Grace,' 'Mormons are strikingly more active in giving and volunteering of all sorts, even taking into account their high levels of religious observance.' ” Unlike other recent
Two tickets, no WASPs in networked America
www.theglobeandmail.com
[Globe and Mail] - The totally non-WASP tickets signify major political and social shifts in the networked age. As Robert Putnam showed a decade ago in Bowling Alone, organized groups such as churches, political clubs, fraternal clubs and Scouts have declined in importance.
Google News: La política y los políticos, en horas bajas
[El Diario Exterior] - Gabriel A. Almond y Robert Putnam, dos de los politólogos más importantes del siglo XX, han utilizado los conceptos de “cultura política” y “confianza social” para describir los presupuestos necesarios de una sociedad realmente democrática. Los ensayos
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