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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 many civic associations were members of the generation born in the 1920s liable to belong to compared to the generation born in the late 1960s?

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

3. Where was a study done that indicated that each employed person in one's social network increased one's annual income by $1,400?

4. What proportion of American workers reported some flexibility in their work schedules in 1997?

5. What is the nickname for the state of North Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was discovered about social capital and how people coped with life?

2. What did Putnam see as a trend in newspaper readership?

3. Materially, how did the standard of living improve in the United States during the 50 years after the Civil War?

4. What have studies shown about health and integration with the community?

5. What characteristics did criminologist Robert J. Sampson see in communities that had increased crime and violence?

6. What did teachers report in areas where civic engagement in community affairs in general was high?

7. Which Americans were more likely to be involved in religious activities?

8. What were some inventions that transformed American life after 1870?

9. Why did smaller schools encourage more active involvement in extracurricular activity?

10. How did the school integration busing issue illustrate the trade-offs between bridging and bonding social capital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim Crow laws decimated voter turnout in the South. Discuss the Jim Crow laws and how voting was affected when the laws were in place and when the laws were repealed.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the decline of unions and the reasons why union membership declined in the twentieth century.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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