Graph from Robert Putnam's The Upswing charting Americas unity and division in 4 different areas: Economics, Politics, Society and Culture. Increase in Y axis is increase in unity.
Putnams story seems to fit together a little too nicely, but I think he brings up a lot of interesting data. Many people think that American history is a constant trend towards secularism and liberalism, but from roughly 1900 to 1950 America became more "traditional" in many ways
Marriage increased...
Motherhood increased...
Church membership increased...
Also, it is interesting to note: the unity division curve is roughly the inverse of the foreign born population:
Putnam acknowledges this, but argues that increased immigration was the result of Americas unity rather than a destroyer of unity
Thought you mind find this interesting @arnolfson
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