Summary Of Still Bowling Alone

In Putnam’s discussion on Social Capital, one controversial issue has been on the minds of many, which is that social engagement of Americans in the 20th century have been declining, resulting in the decrease of Social Capital in America. On one hand in Putnam’s Article “Bowling Alone”, the decline of civic engagement in citizens like voting is large with no signs of improvement, so the issue needs to be addressed in order to analyze the factors and find solutions to problems such as how to build more trust in the community. On the other hand, in Putnam's more updated article “Still Bowling Alone”, the event everyone knows as the 9/11 terrorist attack has had a huge impact on the civic engagement of the community, resulting in an improvement
This article is still discussing the concerns about the decline, but 9/11 has really changed the citizens and convinced them to be more engaged in politics and increase social capital by trusting their government. My own view on this is that both of these articles have good points on either the improvement or the decline of civic engagement, but both of their results depend on certain factors such as trust, which can vary based on current events or past events that have an important impact on the citizens.
When it comes to the topic of Social Capital, most of us can agree that the decline or improvement of it can depend on the trust of citizens and the networks built in the community from that trust. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of “Is civic engagement improving or declining more in the present day society of America?” Whereas some are convinced that civic engagement in the present