Robert D. Putnam's Books
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American GraceBased on two new studies, American Grace examines the impact of religion on American life and how that impact has changed in the last half-century.Read More -
Better TogetherBetter Together tells inspiring stories of Americans who are inventing forms of social activism and community renewal to re-connect our society.Read More
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Bowling AloneDrawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Robert Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another.Read More
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Philadelphia Trumpet, December 2, 2012
...evolution rocked American religion to its core. However, several decades later, we saw a renewed interest in religion. Robert D. Putnam in his book American Grace states, “Virtually all experts agree, however, that the period from the late 1940s to...
New Yorker, November 13, 2012
...multiplied across a population, it becomes problematic. In a landmark study, ?Bowling Alone? (2000), the Harvard political scientist Robert D. Putnam noted a puzzling three-decade decline in what he called ?social capital?: the networks of support and...
Wicked Local Arlington, October 31, 2012
...public policy at Harvard University. On the Web Lexington — The Cary Lecture Series presents former Lexington resident Robert D. Putnam, Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, speaking on “Unfair: The Growth of Social...
WorldNetDaily, September 2, 2012
...in 2000 recommending Americans participate more with community groups. The idea for the Saguaro Seminars begins with author Robert D. Putnam, who is attributed with charting the “decline of civil engagement in the USA over the last 30 years or...
New Yorker, July 9, 2012
...multiplied across a population, it becomes problematic. In a landmark study, ?Bowling Alone? (2000), the Harvard political scientist Robert D. Putnam noted a puzzling three-decade decline in what he called ?social capital?: the networks of support and...
Read Me.ae, January 13, 2013
...of them at all. That disturbing data only provides further confirmation of what Harvard University public policy professor Robert D. Putnam described in a 2000 book, "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community." Americans, Putnam...
Erie Times-News, January 10, 2013
...In 2000, Robert D. Putnam made a splash with his book, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival of American Community. To bolster his view that the fabric of society had unraveled, Putnam cited...
Heritage News-Herald, January 10, 2013
...In his book “`Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” Robert D. Putnam said attendance at club meetings, such as those held by Rotary and Kiwanis groups, has declined 58 percent in the past 25 years. Putnam said it’s part...
Heritage News-Herald, January 9, 2013
...In his book “`Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” Robert D. Putnam said attendance at club meetings, such as those held by Rotary and Kiwanis groups, has declined 58 percent in the past 25 years. Putnam said it’s part...
Stanford Daily, January 9, 2013
...voluntary institutions like the church, the political party, the reading group and the theater. But as Harvard sociologist Robert D. Putnam argues in his seminal and troubling work Bowling Alone , participation in collective social ventures, from...
Heritage News-Herald, January 8, 2013
...In his book “`Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” Robert D. Putnam said attendance at club meetings, such as those held by Rotary and Kiwanis groups, has declined 58 percent in the past 25 years. Putnam said it’s part...
Heritage News-Herald, January 7, 2013
...News-Herald is publishing on service organizations. In his book “`Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” Robert D. Putnam said attendance at club meetings, such as those held by Rotary and Kiwanis groups, has declined 58...
