He discounted the "re-potting hypothesis" as a cause of the title phenomenon in another work.
One of his works contrasts the polarization between secular liberals and the religious right with increased interfaith marriages; that work is American Grace. One of his works tracks the number of times people report giving the finger to another driver in a given year. This man discounted the contact hypothesis in a work that argues that immigration and ethnic diversity fostered increased ties. He discounted the "re-potting hypothesis" as a cause of the title phenomenon in another work. Another of his works studied 20 different Italian (*) governments to see which ones worked best, called Making Democracy Work. Another work posits increased television use and two-career households as causes for the decline in American "social capital". For 10 points, name this sociologist who bemoaned the decrease in civic engagement in the US in his Bowling Alone.
One of his works contrasts the polarization between secular liberals and the religious right with increased interfaith marriages; that work is American Grace.
Robert Putnam