Tele-learning Notes, 24 April 2008

Is “social capital” a synonym for “civility”? No, more neutral than that. When it was first used 90 years ago, it was referred to as “co-operation.” In the 1960’s, Jane Jacobs explains the value of networks; she valued neighborhoods. She opposed neighborhoods that disrupted relationships with neighbours. Putnam, like Jacobs, views connected neighborhoods as a good thing. They ... ................
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