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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. In Chapter 5, what percent of corporate executives said that they encourage their employees to become involved in community service?

2. How much higher were crime rates in cities than in small towns or rural areas?

3. During what decades did giving in America increase to nearly 50 percent?

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

5. In 1997, what percent of college freshmen indicated no religious preference?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activities did women participate in as "machers"?

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

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

4. What changes in union membership have been seen in the twentieth century?

5. What was the mystery about the erosion of social capital?

6. How did America compare with other democracies in the rate of political participation?

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

8. Why did the Charity League of Dallas have to hold their last meeting?

9. What was the change in the membership numbers of major national professional organizations during the last half of the twentieth century?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Putnam looked at official membership as a barometer of community involvement. Discuss how official membership could be a measurement of community involvement and what membership showed about civic involvement.

Essay Topic 2

"Machers" and "schmoozers" represent the distinction between formal and informal social connectedness. Compare and contrast "machers" and "schmoozers."

Essay Topic 3

An analogy was used to compare social connectedness to a murder mystery. Discuss what tests or benchmarks needed to be used when considering possible reasons why social connectedness declined.

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