Robert Putnam's social capital thesis re-examined from the perspective of women and cultural minorities.
List of abbreviations viiiAcknowledgements xiSocial capital, justice and diversity: an introduction 1The Progressive Era: past paradise? 15The present malaise in civic participation: empirical and normative dimensions 41The causes of 'decline' in social capital theory 92Civic trust and shared norms 124Beyond Bowling Alone: social capital in twenty-first-century America 163Justice in diverse communities: lessons for the future 200References 241Index 257