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    In 'The Upswing,' History Holds The Keys To Moving Away From Today's Tumultuous Age

    Bowling Alone author Robert Putnam joins with Shaylyn Romney Garrett to form the thesis that America's Gilded Age shows remarkable similarity to today — with a societal focus on "I" rather than "we."
    by Martha Anne Toll Nov 02, 2020 3 minutes
    <em>The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again</em>, by Robert R. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett

    The Upswing, written by Robert D. Putnam in partnership with Shaylyn Romney Garrett, argues that history holds the answers for how to move out of today's tumultuous age.

    Putnam is the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and author of 14 books. Garrett is a social entrepreneur, writer, and founding contributor to "Weave: The Social Fabric Project," an Aspen Institute initiative.

    follows Putnam's , which decried narrowing social mobility for America's young people, and , published in 2000, which became argued that Americans have become increasingly disconnected from one another. For this proposition, Putnam cited Americans' disintegrating participation in organizations such as bowling leagues, parent-teacher associations, and other volunteer groups that help weave together civil society.

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