@article{851046, author = {Klinenberg, Eric,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/851046}, title = {Palaces for the people : how social infrastructure can help fight inequality, polarization, and the decline of civic life /}, abstract = {"An eminent sociologist--and coauthor, with Aziz Ansari, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance--makes the provocative case that the future of democratic societies rests not only on shared values but also on shared "social infrastructure": the libraries, childcare centers, bookstores, coffee shops, pools, and parks that promote crucial, sometimes life-saving connections between people who might otherwise fail to find common cause"--}, recid = {851046}, pages = {277 pages :}, }