Exam #4 Civic Engagement and Social Capital – Flashcards

a sense of concern among members of the political community about public, social, and political life, expressed through participation in social and political organizations

Democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences, which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations.

Putnam (1995), focuses on Social Capitol and its relation to voter turnout.

the quality of moving freely

Development of new housing sites at relatively low density and at locations that are not contiguous to the existing built-up area.

- New technology in media - Media has become part of larger corporations - Tax laws favor corporations - Networks in the 80's were superseded by cable, no longer could hold an audience all the way through til late night talk shows. - Invention of the remote control = people can change channel frequently - Print threatened by the internet

More than 6 million women took up jobs outside the home; over half had never worked for wages before. Many were mothers, and the gov't had to set up about 3,000 day-care centers to care "Rosie the Riveter's" children while she drilled the fuselage of a heavy bomber or joined the links of a tank track.