Are you bowling alone?
Ever wish you had a bathroom scale that fudged the numbers a bit? Maybe it could work on a percentage basis, only registering 85% of...
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Putnam’s Bowling Alone offers a rich but accessible introduction to the idea of social capital in the American context. The idea of...
Now what?
In earlier sections of Putnam's (2000) work, he has explored the "what" (and "why") of the decline of social capital, as well as the "so...
The Black Hole of Social Capital
Shortly after my wife and I got married, we moved from the capital city of Cambodia to a small rural town in a provincial area. As a...
Busy, busy
For those of us who are feeling less-than-satisfied with our level of investment in social capital, and who are wondering what possible...
Many hands...
They say that many hands makes light work. Case in point. My family and I recently moved into a new apartment. We didn't have a lot of...
The Value of Social Capital
In the last post, we considered our level of contentment with our present investment in social capital. Maybe you’re satisfied; maybe...
So what?
We've already looked at the "what" and the "why" of the decline in social capital in late 20th century America. But at this point, it is...
Whodunit?
Photo credit: FreeImages.com/Bud Adams/Gustavo Bueso Padgett In the last blog posting, we reflected on how much investment we are making...
What about us?
At this point, it is worth taking some time to reflect whether our own experiences align with what Putnam has described. After all,...
