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Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital

Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital. Public sector, Private sector & Civil Society sector Civic Associations NGOs, CBOs – challenge and support public sector Social Capital – Investment yields more Social Networks, Norms of reciprocity,

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Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital

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  1. Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital Public sector, Private sector & Civil Society sector Civic Associations NGOs, CBOs – challenge and support public sector Social Capital – Investment yields more Social Networks, Norms of reciprocity, Social Bonds (“I” in “WE”) Trust

  2. Trends • General Social Survey, Monitoring the Future • Declines: • Voting, Membership in mainstream institutions, • Bowling in Leagues • Neighborliness and family stability • Countertrends: • Tertiary Organizations (not face to face) • Non-profits and support groups • Technology, leisure • Technology and civic engagement

  3. Next steps • Organizational features that generate social capital • Promise of telecommunications • Public policy that encourages or discourages civil association

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