Sentences with phrase «declining social trust»

This is to say nothing of the declining social trust that Robert Putnam has identified as a side effect of increasing diversity, the «turtle» effect that makes citizens «hunker down,» an unforeseen consequence that Tocqueville would have grasped immediately.

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This declining trust reflects a growing concern about the impact Facebook and other social media sites have on young teens.

As organic reach and trust of social media posts declines, it is essential businesses think about new social media strategies strategically.

He noted that this year's Edelman Trust Barometer found trust in journalism has risen by 5 %, with a steady decline of trust in social media platfTrust Barometer found trust in journalism has risen by 5 %, with a steady decline of trust in social media platftrust in journalism has risen by 5 %, with a steady decline of trust in social media platftrust in social media platforms.

As civic participation in these arenas declined, Putnam claimed, so did America's stock of social capital — the connections between people that foster cooperation and trust.

The problem is that a decline in connection reduces «social capital» or the collective value of our social networks which help build trust and cooperation.

The attrition of the public realm; the remorseless growth of inequality; the social pathologies associated with its growth; the humiliations suffered by those at the bottom of the economic pile; the callous indifference of those at the top; the penetration of state institutions by corporate interests; the decline of public trust; and, not least, the hubristic irresponsibility of a sometimes criminal financial sector — all the stigmata of pre-crisis Britain — loom as large as they did before 2008.

A new four - year strategy has been launched by the Youth Sport Trust, which aims to stop the decline in children's physical, mental and social wellbeing with physical activity.

Without changes, the Social Security Trust Fund will be exhausted by 2034 and there will be enough money to pay only about 79 cents for each dollar of scheduled benefits at that time, declining to 74 cents by 2090 (based on the current formula).1 This is a reminder that taxpayers are ultimately responsible for funding their own retirements and that their future Social Security benefits may be lower than indicated by the Retirement Estimator.

Harvard University political scientist Robert Putnam wrote the classic book on social capital, Bowling Alone, which documents the dramatic decline of trust and community in the United States over the last 50 years.