| Description |
541 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-504) and index. |
| Contents |
Thinking about social change in America -- 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 -- Pressures of time and money -- Mobility and sprawl -- Technology and mass media -- From generation to generation -- What killed civic engagement? : summing up -- Education and children's welfare -- Safe and productive neighborhoods -- Economic prosperity -- Health and happiness -- Democracy -- The dark side of social capital -- Lessons of history : the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era -- Toward an agenda for social capitalists. |
| Subject |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9780743203043 |
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0743203046 (Pbk) |
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