Blogs about: Robert Putnam
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The connection between religiosity and wellbeing
Our colleague, Chaeyoon Lim, wrote a summary of his research findings on the connection between religiosity and wellbeing using the amazing Gallup- Healthways data (that has surveyed 1,000 people a da… more →
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The (Space) Cowboys at 13th Avenue Funding
wrote 1 month ago: (By Jeff) A couple weeks ago, as I was reading bits and pieces of this and that and generally just c … more →
Not Quite There....Yet
wrote 1 month ago: We all know Martin Luther King Jr. said the famous quote that “11:00 on Sunday morning remains the n … more →
Unexpected Affinities
wrote 1 month ago: It turns out John Derbyshire likes Juvenal too: AK: In the past, critics would have placed your nape … more →
God and the Tea Party Movement
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wrote 2 months ago: Summary: Religion has always been a powerful factor in American politics. So it has been, and so … more →
The connection between religiosity and wellbeing
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wrote 2 months ago: Our colleague, Chaeyoon Lim, wrote a summary of his research findings on the connection between reli … more →
Can Reasonable People Disagree?
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wrote 2 months ago: It used to be a common phrase, but it seems to be falling into disuse. One can only wonder if it is … more →
The Social Network: Community Edition
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wrote 2 months ago: Likes. Friends. Followers. We’ve got hundreds of ‘em. Plus, LinkedIN for professionals and Google+ f … more →
The Future Of Religion
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wrote 3 months ago: Religious people, that is, people who say that religion is important in their lives, have, on averag … more →
Bowling Alone
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wrote 3 months ago: It would seem that what happened in the Lone Star State without much of a whimper, is going to blow … more →
Poetry Tuesday: The Stranger
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wrote 3 months ago: A politically relevant poem for a change – with regard to immigration. The Stranger within my … more →
AMERICAN GRACE and Homeschooling
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wrote 4 months ago: This post reviews Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell, American Grace: How Religion Divides and U … more →
Recasting the artist as social capitalist
wrote 4 months ago: Imagine a New York City art installation called the Assassination of Hillary Clinton in 2008, electi … more →
Good Shit for Your Horrible Souls
wrote 4 months ago: “The single most common finding from a half-century’s research on life satisfaction, not … more →
the "happiest, healthiest" community in the u.s.
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wrote 4 months ago: rural south dakota! (^_^) no, really. luke asked: “OT, but maybe you can do some posts in the … more →
Five trends in Canadian immigration
wrote 4 months ago: The common wisdom, from Italy to the United States, is that resistance to immigration magnifies in d … more →
Everyone "loves" three people of another faith: Study
wrote 5 months ago: Global religious strife has a way of dominating the headlines. Muslim terrorism in Pakistan. Christi … more →
No foreclosure from gift debt
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wrote 5 months ago: Flickr/martingommel Thomas Meaney, recently reviewed David Graeber’s DEBT: The First 5,000 Yea … more →
Resiliency: It’s who ya know.
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wrote 6 months ago: If there’s one thing the 20th century gave us, it’s the luxury of not needing each other. It so defi … more →
"69 Billion Friendships" on Facebook - How Sociology Can Make This Meaningful
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wrote 6 months ago: Source: Cagle.com via CUNE Last week, the Facebook Data Team released its social network analysis re … more →
