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Welcome What's your spiritual type? Belief-O-Matic™ Join now for free About Beliefnet Tools Quizzes Meditations Prayer Circles Memorials Celebration Albums Expert Advice Daily Offerings The Dalai Lama Prayer of the Day Spiritual Parenting Inspiration Loose Canon Swami Uptown More Bible Buddhist Hindu Muslim Torah Sponsor Find Beliefnet the Web Sacred Texts Columnists Holidays Houses of Worship Prayers Meditations Site Map Soulmatch		Community Involvement: Social Capital BELIEFNET PICKS Note: These sites are not sponsored or maintained by Beliefnet. Bowling Alone Essay Robert Putnam's original essay, from the January 1995 Journal of Democracy Bowling Alone Homepage Website dedicated to Putnam's book. Includes information about social capital, research data, reviews of the book, and related links An Interview With Robert Putnam Putnam discusses the collapse of civic involvement in America Interactive Portrait of Civic America Invites users to read others' stories and share their own about how people are connecting with each other and creating social capital "Kicking in Groups" In this Atlantic Monthly article, Nicholas Lemann argues that Putnam's theory has been too readily accepted Civic Practices Network: Social Capital Definition of social capital and explanation of relevant issues How Social Capital Alleviates Poverty The World Bank Group's site on social capital. Includes information about social capital, social capital surveys and measurement tools, and abstracts of articles about social capital Articles From The American Prospect The American Prospect has run several articles about social capital. Here is a selection: The Strange Disappearance of Civic America by Robert Putnam The Prosperous Community by Robert Putnam The Downside of Social Capital by Alejandro Portes & Patricia Landolt The Other Civic America, Religion and Social Capital by Andrew Greeley Do you know of a great website? Tell us about it and we may add it to the list.   Topics