Talk:Robert D. Putnam

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this article is quite small

The link to the Saguaro Seminar is dead.

[edit] NPOV Run Amok

"In 1995 he published "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital" in the Journal of Democracy. The article was widely read and garnered much attention for Putnam, including an invitation to meet with then-President Bill Clinton. Some critics argued that Putnam was ignoring new organizations and forms of social capital; others argued that many of the included organizations were responsible for the suppression of civil rights movements and the reinforcement of anti-egalitarian social norms. Over the last decade and a half, the United States had seen an increase in bowlers but a decrease in bowling leagues."

Now I'd accept the article devolving into this kind of point counter point bickering about the book in its own article, or the section of this article dedicated to his ideas, but this is his biography. It brings the article to a screaming, grinding halt to throw around weasel words ("some critics") and argue about completely irrelevant information. Can we please do some editing? --168.105.113.205 21:03, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Research

Since this was last edited, his most recent diversity research has come out. here is an article on it, i', still trying to find more information on that though, can someone help me? here is the article i started with http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/08/05/the_downside_of_diversity?mode=PF

thanks for any help, i was also trying to find a copy of the study, maybe that will help with adding to this section as well?Killemall22 19:34, 6 August 2007 (UTC)