Robert D.Putnam: top related news
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Severance’s satirical mystery goes far beyond the dystopian workplace
In 1995, political scientist Robert D. Putnam proposed a compelling theory: civic life in America was on the decline. Americans, Putnam argued in “Bowling Alone,” were less engaged with their communities and their country. We were voting less often, going to fewer public meetings, and even joining fewer bowling leagues, preferring instead to go bowling alone (a phenomenon Putnam used as the title for his essay, and eventual book, on this topic).