Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D. Putnam
Published 2000 by Simon & Schuster
541 pages
About this book:
Shows how changes in work, family structure, age, women's roles, and other factors have caused people to become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and democratic structures--and how they may reconnect.
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- What We Got Right — and Wrong — in ‘Abundance’ (Apr 28, 2026) with Derek Thompson, Marc Dunkelman
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