This is similar to, but slightly different from, the story in Bowling Alone. (Disclaimer: I haven’t read Bowling Alone, only had several discussions about it with someone who has.)
One very interesting question is: why were good citizenship norms at their peak in the 1930s-1950s?
According to Bowling Alone the answer is that there was a massive club-formation burst from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. These clubs created the strong social fabric which allowed trust in the society overall to be high.
Why was there a burst of club creation? I don’t know.
This is similar to, but slightly different from, the story in Bowling Alone. (Disclaimer: I haven’t read Bowling Alone, only had several discussions about it with someone who has.)
One very interesting question is: why were good citizenship norms at their peak in the 1930s-1950s?
According to Bowling Alone the answer is that there was a massive club-formation burst from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. These clubs created the strong social fabric which allowed trust in the society overall to be high.
Why was there a burst of club creation? I don’t know.