1. Between 1976 and 1997, what was the drop in families with children between eight to seventeen who vacationed together?
(a) 38 percent.
(b) 12 percent.
(c) 26 percent.
(d) 49 percent.

2. Between 1986-86 and 1998-99, how much of a decline was there in the number of average Americans who made new friends?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/4.

3. In Roper polls in the 1980s and 1990s, how many American reported going out for entertainment?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/4.

4. In the 1990s, how many Americans moved?
(a) 16 percent.
(b) 24 percent.
(c) 8 percent.
(d) 32 percent.

5. Which state had the highest rate of murders?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a study by Sampson and Groves, which country found that organizational participation and social ties made a difference in reducing crime levels?

2. What book by William Julius Wilson written in 1987 did Putnam mention in Chapter 18?

3. In the late twentieth century, how many more times would an American send a greeting card to a friend than a letter to the editor?

4. When was "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" written?

5. At the end of the twentieth century, how many Americans said that they definitely ate their evening meal as a family?

(see the answer key)

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