American civic engagement spans widely varied forms and scales simultaneously.

Evidence

American society, like the continent on which we live, is massive and polymorphous, and our civic engagement historically has come in many sizes and shapes. A few of us still share plowing chores with neighbors, while many more pitch in to wire classrooms to the Internet. Some of us run for Congress, and others join self-help groups. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 66

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: America’s postwar civic engagement peaked despite widespread discrimination and inequality. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 29; Contradictory local crosscurrents still reveal shared national trends in civic life. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 68; Civic group participation can expand or shrink horizons, often simultaneously — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 7 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Civic group participation can expand or shrink horizons, often simultaneously #expands (0.78) — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 7
• Both civic groups and apps train attention, but in opposed directions #qualifies (0.72) — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 297