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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. By how much did Greenpeace's membership drop when they stopped using direct-mail solicitation?
2. In what year were Americans split about fifty-fifty on the issue whether society was as upright morally as it has been in the past?
3. In 1998, how many American adults had college degrees?
4. During the last three hundred years, what percent of the American population has probably participated in congregations with some regularity?
5. How many Americans were in the labor force in 1950?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did time diaries from 1965, 1975, 1985, and 1995 reveal about participation in religious activities?
2. If professional organizations increased membership in the twentieth century, why did Putnam believe that membership was declining?
3. What did surveys show about schmoozing?
4. What contributed to the decline in religious participation?
5. What were some organizational affiliations that Americans have had since the 1950s?
6. To what did Putnam compare the mystery behind the erosion of social capital?
7. What was the change in the membership numbers of major national professional organizations during the last half of the twentieth century?
8. In what group was there seen an increase in volunteering?
9. What was one of the fastest-growing industries in the 1980s and why?
10. What analogy did Putnam use to show how frequent moves disrupt civic engagement?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Putnam looked at official membership as a barometer of community involvement. Discuss how official membership could be a measurement of community involvement and what membership showed about civic involvement.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss bridging and bonding and provide some examples of how these types of social capital work in society.
Essay Topic 3
Some generations were introduced to television as adults, and some generations grew up with television. Discuss television viewing and how viewing television is different among different generations.
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