Different civic activities declined through different generational and society-wide mechanisms

Evidence

The declines in church attendance, voting, political interest, campaign activities, associational membership, and social trust are attributable almost entirely to generational succession. … The declines in club meetings, in dining with family and friends, and in neighboring, bowling, picnicking, visiting with friends, and sending greeting cards are attributable to a complex combination of both society-wide change and generational replacement. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 915

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: American civil society vibrancy has notably declined over recent decades — Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone: America’s Declining…, 6; Generational succession explains roughly half of America’s civic decline since the 1970s — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 981; Cooperative civic activities decline faster than individual ones — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 127 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Generational succession explains roughly half of America’s civic decline since the 1970s #expands (0.92) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 981
• Cooperative civic activities decline faster than individual ones #exemplifies (0.85) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 127
• Declining social trust reflects generational succession, not individual change #exemplifies (0.85) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 463
• Civic engagement vulnerable to free riding declines fastest #exemplifies (0.82) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 128
• Younger generations retain strong ties but lost bridging ties to wider community #exemplifies (0.78) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 952