And, unlike Klinenberg, who's optimistic about solo life largely because he's optimistic about the socializing effects of technology, Putnam believed that digital communication offers too weak a connection to reverse the loss of community skills.
What is happening is the loss of community.
The loss of community is still keenly felt.
What about a potential loss of community trust?
He went on, "It's not really the sense of a loss of community.
The wages of sin are the loss of community, trust, equality and social justice.
Pundits bemoan the loss of community spirit without considering the wrecking ball that has been put through many communities.
The combined result was a loss of community and social cohesion, and what Christopher Lasch called a culture of narcissism.
The loss of community was almost total, while the new built environment was all too often brutal, inhuman and alienating.
Mid-ranked schools replace them with similar students, but the loss of community, relationships and cooperation hurts everyone.
"Explaining the Loss of Community: Competing Logics and Institutional Change in the U.S. Banking Industry". In Communities and Organizations.
