Response #5:    

 

Read Tocqueville, Chapter 24 “Individualism in Democratic Countries” and Chapter 25 “Public Associations”, and Chapter 26 “The Principle Interest Rightly Understood” and complete the Quoting and Referencing Quiz. – Oct 20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Response #6:    

 

What is “social capital”?  What benefits to society exist when social capital is plentiful?  What are the implications to society when levels of social capital decline? (500 words) – Oct 23

 

Readings to help you include Robert D. Putnam’s “'Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital,” Journal of Democracy 6:1 (1995): 65-78. 

 

O’Dwyer, Davin.  “Social capital yields big dividends.” The Irish Times, July 20, 2013.

 

Scally, Derek.  “Irish strong on solidarity despite harsh economic conditions.” The Irish Times, July 17, 2013.

 

 

Response # 7:   

 

Read Joel Stein and Josh Sanburn’s, “The New Greatest Generation: why millenials will save us all” Time Magazine, May 20, 2013.  Are Millennials GenMe or GenWe?  

 

Comment on the degree to which social networks promote social capital (or not), and the implications that this has for civic and community life. – Oct 30

 

Outline #3:         

 

Submit a copy of the preliminary outline for Essay #3. – Nov 3

 

Draft of Essay                    For Peer Review – Nov 5

 

Peer review#3:                

 

Drafts of Essay # 3 [Is there clarity in the selected term’s definition? Does the selected term provide a useful frame for interpreting a second reading?  How might the essay structure be made clearer by changing introduction?] – Nov 6

 

ESSAY #3:                           

 

Take a term suggested by any writer on the course and use the definition Terministic as a frame for interpreting second reading.  (1,100 words) – Nov 10

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Submit Project 3              

Print out and submit all elements of Project 3 – Nov 10

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