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School performance, public health, crime rates, clinical depression, tax compliance, philanthropy, race relations, community development, census returns, teen suicide, economic productivity, campaign…
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Social capital may turn out to be a prerequisite for, rather than a consequence of, effective computer-mediated communication.
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Busy people tend to forgo the one activity - TV watching _ that is most lethal to community involvement
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The golden sunshine of Italy congealed into tears. Here's to alcoholic brotherhood ... much more suited to the frail human soul, if…
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Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort.
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Community connectedness is not just about warm fuzzy tales of civic triumph. In measurable and well-documented ways, social capital makes an enormous…
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What really matters from the point of view of social capital and civic engagement is not merely nominal membership, but active and…
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A society that relies on generalized reciprocity is more efficient than a distrustful society, for the same reason that money is more…
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