Editing Community Organizing (section)

=== From “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community” (2020) ===

# '''Voting Rates''':
#* Voter turnout in presidential elections declined from around 62% in the 1960s to about 50% in the 1990s.
# '''Membership in Civic Organizations''':
#* Membership in parent-teacher associations (PTAs) dropped from 12 million in 1964 to 5 million in 1982.
#* Participation in local clubs and organizations fell by roughly 58% from 1975 to 2000.
# '''Social Trust''':
#* The percentage of Americans who said they trusted others fell from 58% in 1960 to 36% in 1993.
# '''Volunteering''':
#* The percentage of adults who volunteered for a civic or community organization dropped from 24% in 1974 to 20% in 1999.
# '''Informal Social Connections''':
#* The frequency of having friends over to one’s home decreased by 45% from 1975 to 1999.
# '''Religious Participation''':
#* Weekly church attendance declined from 48% in the late 1950s to 36% in the late 1990s.
# '''Union Membership''':
#* Union membership as a percentage of the workforce fell from 32% in 1955 to 14% in 1999.
# '''Family Dinners''':
#* The percentage of families who ate dinner together almost every night dropped from 50% in 1970 to 34% in 1999.
# '''Bowling Leagues''':
#* The number of people who bowled in leagues decreased by 40% from 1980 to 1993, despite an increase in the total number of bowlers.

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