Better together: restoring the American community/
Putnam, Robert D.
Better together: restoring the American community/ Robert D. Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein - New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. - xvi, 318 p. ; 25 cm.
Introduction --
Valley Interfaith : the most dangerous thing we do is talk to our neighbors --
Branch libraries : the heartbeat of the community --
Shipyard Project : building bridges with dance --
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative : grass roots in the city --
Tupelo model : building a community first --
Saddleback Church : from crowd to congregation --
Do something : letting young people lead --
Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers : the whole social thing --
Experience Corps : bringing old heads to the schools --
UPS : diversity and cohesion --
Craigslist.org : is virtual community real? --
Portland : a positive epidemic of civic engagement --
Conclusion : making social capital work.
9780743235464 0743235479
Social change
Social conditions
306.0973 / PUT/B
Better together: restoring the American community/ Robert D. Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein - New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. - xvi, 318 p. ; 25 cm.
Introduction --
Valley Interfaith : the most dangerous thing we do is talk to our neighbors --
Branch libraries : the heartbeat of the community --
Shipyard Project : building bridges with dance --
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative : grass roots in the city --
Tupelo model : building a community first --
Saddleback Church : from crowd to congregation --
Do something : letting young people lead --
Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers : the whole social thing --
Experience Corps : bringing old heads to the schools --
UPS : diversity and cohesion --
Craigslist.org : is virtual community real? --
Portland : a positive epidemic of civic engagement --
Conclusion : making social capital work.
9780743235464 0743235479
Social change
Social conditions
306.0973 / PUT/B