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1. America's civic condition: a glance at the evidence

Author

Galston, William A. and Levine, Peter

Subjects
Societies -- Evaluation -- Social aspects, Civil society -- Social aspects, Associations, institutions, etc. -- Evaluation -- Social aspects, Volunteerism -- Social aspects, Business, Social sciences, Evaluation, Social aspects
Abstract

The publication of Robert Putnam's 'Bowling Alone' in 1995 sparked a vigorous but often murky debate about America's civic condition. Some of the confession arose from the inconclusiveness of the [...]

Published
1997

2. The Lord's work: the church and the 'civil society sector.'

Author

Diiulio, John J. Jr.

Subjects
Community organization -- Social aspects, Civil society -- Social aspects, Social problems -- Evaluation -- Social aspects, Volunteerism -- Social aspects, Church -- Evaluation -- Social aspects, Business, Social sciences, Social aspects, Evaluation
Abstract

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a group of black inner-city ministers in Boston organized themselves around a plan for cutting juvenile violence, reclaiming parks and sidewalks, educating at-risk [...]

Published
1997

3. Building community top-down or bottom-up? America's voluntary groups thrive in a national network

Author

Skocpol, Theda

Subjects
Societies -- Evaluation -- Social aspects, Civil society -- Social aspects, Americans -- Social aspects, Associations, institutions, etc. -- Evaluation -- Social aspects, Volunteerism -- Social aspects, Business, Social sciences, Social aspects, Evaluation
Abstract

Many conservatives tend to blame the rise of big government over the course of the 20th century for the decline of American civil society. Convinced that once upon a time [...]

Published
1997

4. Local groups are the key to America's civic renewal

Author

Schambra, William A.

Subjects
Societies -- Evaluation -- Social aspects, Civil society -- Social aspects, Associations, institutions, etc. -- Evaluation -- Social aspects, Business, Social sciences, Social aspects, Evaluation
Abstract

In a leaky, drafty former VFW hall on Milwaukee's northwest side, Pastor Gerald Saffold is busy rebuilding civil society. Of course, that's not how he would describe what he's doing. [...]

Published
1997

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