An Analysis of Robert D. Putnam's Bowling Alone

by Elizabeth Morrow and Lindsay Scorgie-Porter

Book Overview

American political scientist Robert Putnam wasn't the first person to recognize that social capital - the relationships between people that allow communities to function well - is the grease that oils the wheels of society. But by publishing Bowling Alone, he moved the debate from one primarily concerned with family and individual relationships one that studied the social capital generated by people's engagement with the civic life.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912127725
• ISBN13: 9781912127726
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Macat Library
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"