Defining Social Capital
details Directions Read/listen to these two pieces on social capital by Robert Putnam. Dr. Putnam is an eminent scholar in the social capital field and the link below: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1074874?storyId=1074874 (Links to an external site.) The NPR story you need to listen to. It is a 7 minute piece. http://robertdputnam.com/bowling-alone/social-capital-primer/ (Links to an external site.) Putnam biography (optional) https://scholar.harvard.edu/robertputnam/biocv (Links to an external site.) Based on your reading and your own experiences, create a document that: A) Discusses your interpretation and impressions of Putnam’s descriptions on social capital. (2-3) paragraphs. Include references to the texts and use appropriate references to avoid plagiarism.
