Word: putnams
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...result, Putnam says, is a country which has lost faith in its civic institutions and has become increasingly disaffected with its national leaders...
...Putnam argues that the country does not need to return to the 1950s era, but instead should create new civic institutions similar to those the country saw spring up at the end of the 19th century...
...Putnam cited the declining membership in civic organizations like the PTA, the YMCA and the Kiwanis Club as evidence that citizens are not connecting with each other on the level which they did in the past...
...opening statement, Putnam said he hoped "tonight is the beginning of a national debate in the interest of connecting [people and communities...
...Putnam said he was preparing to begin a research project in which he will study the level of civic involvement in other countries, including France, Spain and Sweden