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Tables of Contents for The Ladd Report
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xi
Chapter 1 COUNTING OUR SOCIAL CAPITAL
1
6
Chapter 2 NATION OF LONERS? The Great Social Capital Debate
7
18
Chapter 3 FROM BOWLING LEAGUES TO SOCCER NATION Churning, Not Decline
25
36
Chapter 4 VOLUNTEERING AND GIVING The Cast Has Changed, but Levels Are Up
61
30
Chapter 5 SOCIAL CONFIDENCE AND TRUST Contemporary Performance Is Faulted, but "The System" Is Reaffirmed
91
30
Chapter 6 IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Two Cheers for American Exceptionalism
121
26
Afterword
147
10
Appendix 1 "On the Role and Importance of Associations in America," by Alexis de Tocqueville
157
8
Appendix 2 An Honor Roll of American Philanthropy
165
24
Notes
189
10
The State of America's Civic Engagement: A Bibliography
199
8
Index
207