SOC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Robert D. Putnam, Air Conditioning, Gated Community
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The atrophy of social life by d. stanley eitzen. Atrophy - waste away; gradual decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect. Harvard political scientist robert putnam argues that american social life has gone through a dramatic change in the past 50 years, stating that we are less sociable and engaged in each other. Etizen suggests that there are trends in our society that is reducing social interaction. A survey from american"s answered yes to the question-- has anyone in your immediate family lost a job in the last three years? . This is important to note and relates to social interaction because the relationship between employers and employees used to be strong, dependable, and loyal but now is not. There is a separation from intimate relationships as well: emotionally, socially, and physically. The amount of people living alone in the united states have grown from 2% (1930) to.
