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Sociology

argument that civic engagement and social capital in the United States declined, visible in falling membership in associations and organized leisure such as bowling leagues.

In sociology, bowling alone thesis refers to argument that civic engagement and social capital in the United States declined, visible in falling membership in associations and organized leisure such as bowling leagues. This meaning comes from Putnam (1995) in Journal of Democracy.[1]

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References

Putnam, R. D. (1995). Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital. Journal of Democracy, 6(1), 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.1995.0002

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