Civic participation in America has declined in recent years as factors including increased commuting time and a rise in television viewing cause people to neglect social interactions, Harvard ...

NEW HAVEN Eating alone and bowling alone are symptoms of a national disconnectedness that's bad for our health and happinesss, sociologist Robert Putnam told a Yale audience Thursday. Putnam, a ...

The Harborside Ballroom at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center may have been "the most civic room in America" when Harvard University Professor Robert Putnam spoke there Wednesday afternoon ...

“Social capital” is a wonderful concept that became fashionable with Robert Putnam’s 2000 bestseller, “Bowling Alone.” Social capital is just what it sounds like: the reservoir of benefits and ...