Podcasts that mention 📚 Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam

and the thought that comes to my mind is motivated by an essay of a sociologist named Robert Putnam that was written probably 20 some years ago entitled bowling alone and the thesis is relatively simple and that at that time Putnam was arguing that we don't have a healthy Civic life because we don't have what he called the healthy associational life

The host references Robert Putnam's work "bowling alone" and discusses its thesis about civic life.

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that sees you know we're bowling alone

Eric Klinenberg references this book as part of a tradition in American intellectual life that sees decline in social ties.

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in his book bowling alone Putnam found that Social Capital was relatively low in the U.S in the early 1900s and Rose fairly steadily through the 1960s

The speaker refers to findings from Putnam's book 'Bowling Alone' regarding the history of Social Capital in the U.S.

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Hey, you know, leisure should mean civic activity too, right? I mean, there's that famous book by Robert Putnam, 'Bowling Alone,' or whatever—he describes it for now.

During the conversation, Bhaskar highlights the book 'Bowling Alone' by Robert Putnam, using it to illustrate his point about the importance of civic engagement in leisure activities.

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I remember reading the book Bowling Alone, which talked a lot about a generation of adults who used to be part of bowling leagues and other things, but we saw a decline in people—in this case, it was men—but in general people needing to find more connective tissue in their community and not having that sense of belonging.

The podcast guest, Alexis Ohanian, references his reading of 'Bowling Alone' to discuss the decline in community engagement and the shifting dynamics of belonging in society. He highlights how the internet presents both challenges and opportunities for building human connections and fostering community.

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There's this great Harvard researcher named Robert Putnam, who wrote a book called 'Bowling Alone'.

In this segment, the host talks about Harvard researcher Robert Putnam and his influential book 'Bowling Alone', which explores the decline of social connections in America.

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another book that made a powerful impact on me is called our kids by Robert Putnam who wrote sociology wrote Bowling Alone

Katie Porter mentions 'Bowling Alone' by Robert Putnam, linking it to his other book 'Our Kids' and the theme of community and collective action.

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This is like putnam's bowling alone argument right the the fraying of Civil Society in so many ways

The guest refers to Robert Putnam's 'bowling alone argument', referencing his well-known book on the decline of social capital.

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well there's a robert putnam who's a sociologist over at harvard He wrote an entire book about the social fabric called bowling alone

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I mean you know he wrote I don't know how many years ago Putnam wrote the book Bowling Alone but I think we're Bowling Alone more and more and more and the more effective technology becomes the more we can insulate ourselves in cocoon ourselves against it against the world

Rabbi Wolpe mentions Robert Putnam and his book 'Bowling Alone' as an example of increasing loneliness and lack of community.

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