{"product_id":"social-capital-scott-l-mclean-9780814798140","title":"Social Capital: Critical Perspectives on Community and Bowling Alone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSocial Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is an important crtique that should stimulate further analysis and dicussion of what constitutes community.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eNew Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The reader emerges with a good sense of the gaps in Putnam's work- or more appropriately in the context of this book, the way in which the 'feelgood' factor of Putnam's work deserves critical analysis.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVoluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This collection tackles the theme of isolation and the breakdown of mediating social institutions. It is, in part, a response to Robert Putnam's \u003ci\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/i\u003e as well as an attempt to create a broader idea of civil society. These original essays contribute to the examination of democratic theory and practice, exploring one of the most popular causes of this decline in public trust--social capital.\u003cbr\u003e These critical essays are written by specialists and scholars in American politics and American political thought. They utilize diverse methodologies--empirical and philosophical--and multiple perspectives to examine critically the social capital discourse and how it is related to political participation, civic engagement, and American democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott L. McLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814798144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814798140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.02w x 0.77d","brand":"Scott L. McLean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059848802559,"sku":"9780814798140","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eba9dde8-e345-401f-8e72-8c3ee734d1e5.jpg?v=1685060673","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-capital-scott-l-mclean-9780814798140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}