American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell / Narrated by Dan John MillerRequirements: .M4B player, 488mbOverview: American Grace takes its findings from two of the largest, most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on religion and public life in America, plus in-depth studies of diverse congregations—among them a megachurch, […]
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. PutnamRequirements: .MP3 reader, 286.2 MBOverview: A groundbreaking examination of the growing inequality gap from the best-selling author of Bowling Alone: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility. It’s the American dream: get a good education, work hard, buy a house, and achieve […]
Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated by Robert D. PutnamRequirements: .MP3 reader, 582MBOverview: 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 […]
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again by Robert D. Putnam, Shaylyn Romney GarrettRequirements: .ePUB reader, 10,7 MBOverview: An eminent political scientist’s brilliant analysis of economic, social, and political trends over the past century demonstrating how we have gone from an individualistic “I” society to a […]
An Analysis of Robert D. Putnam’s Bowling Alone by Elizabeth MorrowRequirements: .PDF reader, 3 MBOverview: 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, […]