Robert D Putnam: Better Together

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Cover: 9780743235471 | Better Together: Restoring the American Community | Putnam (u. a.)

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In his acclaimed "Bowling Alone," Robert Putnam describes the United States as a nation in which we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and in which our social structures have disintegrated. But in the final chapter of that book he detects hopeful signs of civic renewal. In "Better Together" Putnam and coauthor Lewis Feldstein tell the inspiring stories of people who are reweaving the social fabric by bringing their own communities together or building bridges to others.

"Better Together" examines how people across the country are inventing new forms of social activism and community renewal. An arts program in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, brings together shipyard workers and their gentrified neighbors; a deteriorating, crime-ridden neighborhood in Boston is transformed by a determined group of civic organizers; an online "virtual" community in San Francisco allows its members to connect with each other as well as the larger group; in Wisconsin schoolchildren learn how to participate in the political process to benefit their town. As our society grows increasingly diverse, say Putnam and Feldstein, it's more important than ever to grow "social capital," whether by traditional or more innovative means. The people profiled in "Better Together" are doing just that, and their stories illustrate the extraordinary power of social networks for enabling people to improve their lives and the lives of those around them.

Über den Autor

Robert D. Putnam is the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and a former Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Nationally honored as a leading humanist and a renowned scientist, he has written fourteen books, including the bestselling Our Kids and Bowling Alone, and has consulted for the last four US Presidents. In 2012, President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal, the nation’s highest honor for contributions to the humanities. His research program, the Saguaro Seminar, is dedicated to fostering civic engagement in America. Visit [...].

Lewis M. Feldstein is president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Feldstein cochaired the Saguaro Seminar, worked with the civil rights movement in Mississippi, was a senior staff member for former New York City mayor John V. Lindsay, and was formerly provost of the Antioch/New England Graduate School. He lives in Hancock, New Hampshire.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2004
Fachbereich:	Sozialarbeit
Genre:	Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	318
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780743235471
ISBN-10:	0743235479
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Putnam, Robert D Feldstein, Lewis
Orchester:	Cohen, Donald J.
Hersteller:	Simon & Schuster
Maße:	234 x 155 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Robert D Putnam (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	02.09.2004
Gewicht:	0,381 kg

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