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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. How much had states spent on "motor voter" registration?

2. Of the 28,000 National Audubon Society members in Texas, how many were active members?

3. Who rode the "antiparty bandwagon" to national prominence in 1992?

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

5. In the 1990s, how many women worked outside the home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some great social movements that occurred in the last third of the twentieth century?

2. Why did Putnam say that rising mobility wasn't the central reason for civic disengagement?

3. Why weren't the 1950s and 1960s a "golden age"?

4. If fewer survey respondents said that "Most people can be trusted," what might that mean?

5. What is reciprocity?

6. What did time diaries from 1965, 1975, 1985, and 1995 reveal about participation in religious activities?

7. To what did Putnam compare the mystery behind the erosion of social capital?

8. How were self-help groups different from civic groups?

9. What cards games used to be popular?

10. In what group was there seen an increase in volunteering?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Social change is produced by some combination of intracohort and intercohort changes. Discuss intracohort and intercohort social changes and their importance.

Essay Topic 2

Putnam stated that "bowling alone" represented one of the nation's most serious public health challenges. Discuss why social cohesion is important for good health.

Essay Topic 3

Seniors volunteered in greater numbers in the 1990s than in the 1970s. Discuss why more seniors were volunteering in the 1990s than at any other time.

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