Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Erika RS - GoodreadsSocial capital is the grease that keeps society moving, but over the past 30 years it has decreased. Bowling Alone is the influential book that gathered the data behind this trend and put social ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Kaye Sivori - GoodreadsThis book was amazing and the breadth of information is astounding, from graphs and statistics of the number of people taking Sunday picnics to the number of people who vote.... The writing was ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Mike - GoodreadsSocial capital is an important topic for anyone interested in building better groups of people, from families to nations. Putnam's masterpiece explains the topic thoroughly, supported by data and ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsDrawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures--whether they be PTA, church, or ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Derek Christensen - GoodreadsThe first 200 pages were slow and somewhat dull. The last 200 pages pulled it all together and talked about next steps. I like the new perspective I have on some things, especially social capital. Slow read, but good. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Mikell Wilcox - GoodreadsI guess if I'm going to give any book one star, it should be this one. It took me three years to motivate myself to read it. Maybe three months to finish it. And it's not that the author's horrible; I ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Vera Hailey - GoodreadsDidn't finish. Over my head. Too many statistics. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - James - GoodreadsA long slog, but worth it. Putnman's book is packed with data that chronicles the decline community in the United States. He makes clear that religious and secular organizations have suffered similar ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Rebecca - GoodreadsLegit topic, though it suffices to read the last paragraph of every chapter to gather an understanding of Putnam's theses. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Avis d'utilisateur - Gail - GoodreadsOK - skimmed this more than read it. Surprisingly good at explicating complicated statistics, but in the end it suffered from just being too.. old! A lot of the conclusions the author was reaching ... Consulter l'avis complet