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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 1996, how many Americans voted in the election between Clinton, Dole, and Perot?

2. By what year did it become a struggle for VFW Post 2378 in Berwyn, Illinois, to pay taxes on the post hall?

3. By what percent did union membership rates decline between 1953 and 1997 in the mining industry?

4. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was one of the fastest-growing industries in the 1980s and why?

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

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

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

6. What did one scholar say about religion and America?

7. What analogy did Putnam use to show how frequent moves disrupt civic engagement?

8. How were African Americans prevented from voting?

9. Why would being too busy be an obvious reason for the tendency to drop out of community affairs?

10. What does it take to be a member of AARP?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The mass-membership organization rose in the late twentieth century. Discuss the mass-membership organization and its role in society.

Essay Topic 3

New developments in telecommunications seemed to affect social connectedness. Discuss how telecommunications, specifically the telephone and the Internet, affected social connectedness.

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