Bowling Alone: The Collapse And Revival Of American Community

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Synopsis

Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work—but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, which The Economist hailed as “a prodigious achievement.”

Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans’ changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures—whether they be PTA, church, or political parties—have disintegrated. Until the publication of this groundbreaking work, no one had so deftly diagnosed the harm that these broken bonds have wreaked on our physical and civic health, nor had anyone exalted their fundamental power in creating a society that is happy, healthy, and safe.

Like defining works from the past, such as The Lonely Crowd and The Affluent Society, and like the works of C. Wright Mills and Betty Friedan, Putnam’s Bowling Alone has identified a central crisis at the heart of our society and suggests what we can do.

Chapters

  • BowlingAlone 01 Open

    Duration: 41s
  • BowlingAlone 02 Section1 Ch1

    Duration: 45min
  • BowlingAlone 03 Section2 Ch2

    Duration: 47min
  • BowlingAlone 04 Ch3

    Duration: 48min
  • BowlingAlone 05 Ch4

    Duration: 45min
  • BowlingAlone 06 Ch5

    Duration: 41min
  • BowlingAlone 07 Ch6

    Duration: 54min
  • BowlingAlone 08 Ch7

    Duration: 43min
  • BowlingAlone 09 Ch8

    Duration: 37min
  • BowlingAlone 10 Ch9a

    Duration: 57min
  • BowlingAlone 11 Ch9b

    Duration: 47min
  • BowlingAlone 12 Section3 Ch10

    Duration: 17min
  • BowlingAlone 13 Ch11

    Duration: 43min
  • BowlingAlone 14 Ch12

    Duration: 33min
  • BowlingAlone 15 Ch13

    Duration: 01h13min
  • BowlingAlone 16 Ch14

    Duration: 01h22min
  • BowlingAlone 17 Ch15

    Duration: 22min
  • BowlingAlone 18 Section4 Ch16

    Duration: 21min
  • BowlingAlone 19 Ch17

    Duration: 27min
  • BowlingAlone 20 Ch18

    Duration: 35min
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