Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in America
In the 1995 Ithiel de Sola Pool Lecture, Putnam outlines his theory of 'social capital' and how its recent decline in US society is leading to civic disengagement, social isolation and a coarsening of societal discourse. The term 'social capital' refers to social connections and...
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Veröffentlicht in: | PS, political science & politics political science & politics, 1995-12, Vol.28 (4), p.664-683 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In the 1995 Ithiel de Sola Pool Lecture, Putnam outlines his theory of 'social capital' and how its recent decline in US society is leading to civic disengagement, social isolation and a coarsening of societal discourse. The term 'social capital' refers to social connections and the trust they generate, which is the glue of society. |
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ISSN: | 1049-0965 1537-5935 |
DOI: | 10.2307/420517 |