It has become common to lament Americans' tendency to pursue individual interests apart from any institutional association. But to those who charge that Americans are at home watching television rather than getting involved in their communities, Robert Wuthnow answers that while certain kinds of civic engagement may be declining, innovative new forms are taking their place. Acknowledging that there has been a significant change in group affiliations - away from traditional civic organizations - Wuthnow shows that there has ...
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It has become common to lament Americans' tendency to pursue individual interests apart from any institutional association. But to those who charge that Americans are at home watching television rather than getting involved in their communities, Robert Wuthnow answers that while certain kinds of civic engagement may be declining, innovative new forms are taking their place. Acknowledging that there has been a significant change in group affiliations - away from traditional civic organizations - Wuthnow shows that there has been a corresponding movement towards affiliations that respond to individual needs and collective concerns. Many Americans are finding new and original ways to help one another through short term task-orientated networks. Some are combining occupational skills with community interests in non-profit and voluntary associations. Others use communication technologies, such as the World Wide Web, to connect with like-minded people in distant locations. And people are joining less formal associations, such as support groups and lobbying efforts within their home communities. People are still connected, but because of the realities of daily life, they form "loose connections". These more fluid groups are better suited to dealing with today's needs than the fraternal orders and ladies' auxiliaries of the past. Wuthnow looks at the challenges that must be faced if these innovative forms of civic involvement are to flourish, and calls for resources to be made available to strengthen the more constructive and civic dimensions of these organizations.
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276p. A hardcover book in good condition with a jacket in very good condition. Pencil notes and underlining on most pages. Otherwise, the binding is tight. The jacket has pieces of clear tape on the edges, but is otherwise fully intact. A sociological study of how Americans engage with their communities and connect with each other for the common good.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A. : Harvard University Press, 1998. First edition. Presents the cumulative research and inductive opinion of Princeton sociology professor, Robert Wuthnow, regarding the American community at the end of the twentieth century. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, 276 pages with extensive index, includes dustjacket. The book is in fine condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not corner clipped and is in very good condition with hardly any discernible edgewear, some light surface soil apparent mostly because of its white background (still more or less new-looking). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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