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Better Together: Restoring the American Community

Better Together: Restoring the American Community

Feldstein, Lewis
Cohen, Donald J.
Putnam, Robert D.

Paperback

20th Century United States HistoryGeneral SociologyGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $20.00

ISBN10: 0743235479
ISBN13: 9780743235471
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: Sep 2 2004
Pages: 318
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.12 Depth: 9.22
Language: English
From the acclaimed author of Bowling Alone comes the story of people who are reweaving the social fabric across America by building local communities and revitalizing our civic spirit.In his acclaimed book Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam describes the United States as a nation in which we have become increasingly disconnected from one another, where our social structures have disintegrated. He asks an important question: what can we do to end the atrophy of America's civic vitality, and what can bring us together again? Now, in Better Together, Putnam and Lewis Feldstein examine how people across the country are inventing new forms of social activism and community renewal. An arts program in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, brings together shipyard workers and their gentrified neighbors; a deteriorating, crime-ridden neighborhood in Boston is transformed by a determined group of civic organizers; an online community in San Francisco allows its members to connect with each other; in Wisconsin schoolchildren learn how to participate in the political process to benefit their town. As our society grows increasingly diverse, it's more important than ever to grow social capital, whether by traditional or more innovative means. The people profiled in Better Together are doing just that, and their stories illustrate the extraordinary power of social networks for enabling people to improve their lives and the lives of those around them.

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