Word: putnam
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...That technological possibility of us being entertained totally alone comes with the Internet, with TV and multiple cable channels. That technological capability in the short run allows us to get exactly what we want--exactly what we want alone." However, Putnam claims, in getting one thing that we want, we lose something that we need--the social interaction that used to come with a performance...
...that note, we bowl a few more rounds, continually watching the stick figure graphic interpret our skills in a celebratory or teasing way. Eventually, with half of the frames filled, the score has evened out a bit, and Putnam leads by 3 points...
...Getting as comfortable as possible in the plastic chair, Putnam reduces his theory to a sound bite: "Because of TV and two career families and sprawl and so on," he says, "we no longer feel comfortable bowling in leagues...
...Putnam assures, we are not lost. He envisions a solution based on policy changes and community initiative, constructing his hopeful argument based on historical evidence...
...hundred years ago, Putnam says, industrialization and urbanization effectively created the same phenomenon that modern technology causes today. Faced with this deficit of social capital, America at the end of the 19th century founded hundreds of community organizations...