![]() ![]() Children in such communities are at lower risk of teen pregnancy, child abuse, drug use or juvenile delinquency. ![]() Communities with more social capital have lower crime rates and more effective schools. A vast and growing range of evidence from around the world shows that social connections - social capital - have measurable value. So what? Is concern about fading togetherness simply a faddish form of nostalgia? Emphatically not. We are losing an essential lubricant for social co-operation. Not surprisingly, as our connections with one another have declined, so too has our trust in one another. Families are about a third less likely to eat dinner together, take holidays together or even to watch television together. Even within the family circle, social isolation is growing. ![]()
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