出版社: Touchstone Books by Simon & Schuster
副标题: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
出版年: 2001-8-7
页数: 544
定价: USD 18.00
装帧: Paperback
ISBN: 9780743203043
内容简介 · · · · · ·
Amazon.com Review
Few people outside certain scholarly circles had heard the name Robert D. Putnam before 1995. But then this self-described "obscure academic" hit a nerve with a journal article called "Bowling Alone." Suddenly he found himself invited to Camp David, his picture in People magazine, and his thesis at the center of a raging debate. In a nutshell, he argued that c...
Amazon.com Review
Few people outside certain scholarly circles had heard the name Robert D. Putnam before 1995. But then this self-described "obscure academic" hit a nerve with a journal article called "Bowling Alone." Suddenly he found himself invited to Camp David, his picture in People magazine, and his thesis at the center of a raging debate. In a nutshell, he argued that civil society was breaking down as Americans became more disconnected from their families, neighbors, communities, and the republic itself. The organizations that gave life to democracy were fraying. Bowling became his driving metaphor. Years ago, he wrote, thousands of people belonged to bowling leagues. Today, however, they're more likely to bowl alone:
Television, two-career families, suburban sprawl, generational changes in values--these and other changes in American society have meant that fewer and fewer of us find that the League of Women Voters, or the United Way, or the Shriners, or the monthly bridge club, or even a Sunday picnic with friends fits the way we have come to live. Our growing social-capital deficit threatens educational performance, safe neighborhoods, equitable tax collection, democratic responsiveness, everyday honesty, and even our health and happiness.
The conclusions reached in the book Bowling Alone rest on a mountain of data gathered by Putnam and a team of researchers since his original essay appeared. Its breadth of information is astounding--yes, he really has statistics showing people are less likely to take Sunday picnics nowadays. Dozens of charts and graphs track everything from trends in PTA participation to the number of times Americans say they give "the finger" to other drivers each year. If nothing else, Bowling Alone is a fascinating collection of factoids. Yet it does seem to provide an explanation for why "we tell pollsters that we wish we lived in a more civil, more trustworthy, more collectively caring community." What's more, writes Putnam, "Americans are right that the bonds of our communities have withered, and we are right to fear that this transformation has very real costs." Putnam takes a stab at suggesting how things might change, but the book's real strength is in its diagnosis rather than its proposed solutions. Bowling Alone won't make Putnam any less controversial, but it may come to be known as a path-breaking work of scholarship, one whose influence has a long reach into the 21st century. --John J. Miller --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
"If you don't go to somebody's funeral, they won't come to yours," Yogi Berra once said, neatly articulating the value of social networks. In this alarming and important study, Putnam, a professor of sociology at Harvard, charts the grievous deterioration over the past two generations of the organized ways in which people relate to one another and partake in civil life in the U.S. For example, in 1960, 62.8% of Americans of voting age participated in the presidential election, whereas by 1996, the percentage had slipped to 48.9%. While most Americans still claim a serious "religious commitment," church attendance is down roughly 25%-50% from the 1950s, and the number of Americans who attended public meetings of any kind dropped 40% between 1973 and 1994. Even the once stable norm of community life has shifted: one in five Americans moves once a year, while two in five expect to move in five years. Putnam claims that this has created a U.S. population that is increasingly isolated and less empathetic toward its fellow citizens, that is often angrier and less willing to unite in communities or as a nation. Marshaling a plentiful array of facts, figures, charts and survey results, Putnam delivers his message with verve and clarity. He concludes his analysis with a concise set of potential solutions, such as educational programs, work-based initiatives and funded community-service programs, offering a ray of hope in what he perceives to be a dire situation. Agent, Rafe Sagalyn. 3-city tour; 20-city radio satellite tour. (June)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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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 ...
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 RobertDPutnam.com.
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0 有用 笑一步是好青年 2020-04-18 20:29:25
3/1-4/18/2020)基本是在每天的扎心的穴位按摩中读完的,不可谓不痛苦。讲的是在八九十年代的社会变革和娱乐方式给civic engagement and social capital带来的打击。中心思想:urban dwellers are collectively heterogeneous but individually homogeneous. 在家/外面,我们act in pre... 3/1-4/18/2020)基本是在每天的扎心的穴位按摩中读完的,不可谓不痛苦。讲的是在八九十年代的社会变革和娱乐方式给civic engagement and social capital带来的打击。中心思想:urban dwellers are collectively heterogeneous but individually homogeneous. 在家/外面,我们act in presence of others not with others的这种trend dampens community building. 还指出civic engagement isnt just about doing good for others, but with others. (展开)
1 有用 卤味儿许 2014-10-06 10:16:47
导师说“你没读过这本书?”
0 有用 Jas.Z 2009-05-04 11:37:24
During 1980-1993, league bowling declined by 40% while the manner of individual bowlers rose by 10%. The number of people who trust the government has dropped. Poli.Sci. 305. Winter'09.
0 有用 我去过一千次了 2022-01-03 15:25:15
20世纪,美国人参与政治、社区活动、集体运动、宗教活动等各种集体活动的积极性,都经历了稳定增长,然后从1970年开始迅速下跌的过程。作者结合各种调查数据,给出了几个猜测,作者认为最重要的两个是1)电视渗透到千家万户,人们闲余时间光看电视了, 2)一战二战成长起来的那批人 非常团结有社会责任感,现在他们老了逐渐退出历史舞台。两个稍微次要的原因:3)女性的角色从家庭工作到了社会工作,能参与社会活动的精... 20世纪,美国人参与政治、社区活动、集体运动、宗教活动等各种集体活动的积极性,都经历了稳定增长,然后从1970年开始迅速下跌的过程。作者结合各种调查数据,给出了几个猜测,作者认为最重要的两个是1)电视渗透到千家万户,人们闲余时间光看电视了, 2)一战二战成长起来的那批人 非常团结有社会责任感,现在他们老了逐渐退出历史舞台。两个稍微次要的原因:3)女性的角色从家庭工作到了社会工作,能参与社会活动的精力和时间少了;4)郊区化的城市结构【除了作者探讨的是一个非常有趣的社会/政治话题,作者对美国整个20世界大线条的勾画也是很有帮助的。社会学研究虽然没有那么清晰的因果,大多是看图说话,但是我觉得这种对big picture的掌握也是一种能力。结构非常清晰,没有时间一行行读的话,跳读也很轻松。 (展开)
0 有用 桃子子毛毛狗 2014-05-07 00:01:32
WVS上居然超过80%的中国人觉得有社区归属感?
0 有用 非鸢 2023-12-29 10:14:17 中国香港
大约2023/6读完 美国1940-2000半个世纪过程中社会资本(人与人之间的合作链接)逐渐下降。不论是在政治参与、公民参与、宗教参与、工作场合的联结、日常生活、公益活动等各个方面,有各种来源的数据。 社会上人与人联结变少带来一系列后果,包括犯罪率增加、心理健康水平差孤独问题、给教育、经济繁荣、民主政治等带来的危害。 并分析了原因:时间和金钱的压力,流动性和郊区化扩散,技术和大众媒体如电视网络的... 大约2023/6读完 美国1940-2000半个世纪过程中社会资本(人与人之间的合作链接)逐渐下降。不论是在政治参与、公民参与、宗教参与、工作场合的联结、日常生活、公益活动等各个方面,有各种来源的数据。 社会上人与人联结变少带来一系列后果,包括犯罪率增加、心理健康水平差孤独问题、给教育、经济繁荣、民主政治等带来的危害。 并分析了原因:时间和金钱的压力,流动性和郊区化扩散,技术和大众媒体如电视网络的流行代替了真实社交互动,代际的更替(战后一代是更有公民意识、更加团结的一代,而这代人逐渐老去)。 最后一部分是介绍了进步时代(1990左右)时期,美国开始进入城市化、工业化,也带来了很多问题,社会资本下降,但是当时的人们也组织了很多活动去改善这些问题。提倡现在也应该采取新的措施改变局面。 (展开)
0 有用 飒 2023-03-27 18:01:36 广东
开头的故事很吸引人,数据处理比较一般,到后面就挺没劲了,可能我没有实证的taste,要是以后写这种书介绍一堆工具变量,那估计是一场灾难吧
0 有用 某然 2022-12-09 09:13:39 美国
主要探讨social capital的流失。陈述的都是事实,也确实让人对社会走向迷茫,毕竟这么多年过去了情况只是越发糟糕并没有丝毫改善(年轻一代与其说是对社会政治参与度变高不如说是日渐极端二极管了)但是讲真的内向铁宅其实很难从个人层面共情......
0 有用 樱桃子 2022-11-28 15:07:31 北京
终于读完了,太不容易了。看到评价认为缺乏定性研究,但我觉得这本书从分析现象和推测成因是借鉴流行病学的研究方法,所以不是很大问题。但确实成因部分的说服力更弱,特别是关于女性paid labor的增加和社会资本削弱的关系,不考虑女性结婚后的SES移动而单就横截面进行比较,对于我来说很难相信这个结论。但是我觉得关于代理性政治参与、中间派的消融等都很有借鉴意义,我不认为这在我们这个环境下完全没有gener... 终于读完了,太不容易了。看到评价认为缺乏定性研究,但我觉得这本书从分析现象和推测成因是借鉴流行病学的研究方法,所以不是很大问题。但确实成因部分的说服力更弱,特别是关于女性paid labor的增加和社会资本削弱的关系,不考虑女性结婚后的SES移动而单就横截面进行比较,对于我来说很难相信这个结论。但是我觉得关于代理性政治参与、中间派的消融等都很有借鉴意义,我不认为这在我们这个环境下完全没有generalization的可能性,恰恰是这种时候,对话比冲突更重要。 (展开)
0 有用 Joonas Katsura 2022-04-12 00:17:46
在学校另外一个图书馆,因为懒得去市中心(步行十分钟😑),选取了 request服务。在study center拿到书后,发现沉甸甸的一本。粗略扫过,梳理了重要的几个概念,social trust, reciprocity, honesty等