Description |
541 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
Subject |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-504) and index. |
Contents |
Section I: Introduction. Thinking about social change in America -- Section II: Trends in civic engagement and social capital. Political participation -- Civic participation -- Religious participation -- Connections in the workplace -- Informal social connections -- Altruism, volunteering, and philanthropy -- Reciprocity, honesty, and trust -- Against the tide? : small groups, social movements, and the Net -- Section III: Why? Introduction -- Pressures of time and money -- Mobility and sprawl -- Technology and mass media -- From generation to generation -- What killed civic engagement? : summing up -- Section IV: So what? / with the assistance of Kristin A. Goss. Introduction -- Education and children's welfare -- Safe and productive neighborhoods -- Economic prosperity -- Health and happiness -- Democracy -- The dark side of social capital -- Section V: What is to be done? Lessons of history : the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era -- Toward an agenda for social capitalists -- Appendix I: Measuring social change -- Appendix II: Sources for figures and tables -- Appendix III: The rise and fall of civic and professional associations -- Notes -- The story behind this book. |
ISBN |
0743203046 (trade pbk.) |
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9780743203043 (trade pbk.) |
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