Explore in-depth works that examine the role of relationships, networks, and trust in shaping society. Each listing includes the title, author a link to learn more, and is organized alphabetically to support easy discovery.
The Art and Science of Connection
Kasley Killam, MPH
Priya Parker
bell hooks
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
Geoffrey L. Cohen
john a. powell and Stephen Menendian
Robert D. Putnam
Cormac Russell and John McKnight
Jane Marantz Connor PhD and Dian Killian PhD
The Legacy Project
Julia Hotz
Niobe Way, Alisha Ali, Carol Gilligan, and Pedro Noguera
Tracy Brower, PhD
Stephen Cope
Jennie Allen
Seth D. Kaplan
Maff Potts
Simone Heng
Susan McPherson with Jackie Ashton
Nicholas Epley
Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer with Allison Gilbert and Pierre Lehu
Allison Pugh
Shamichael Hallman
Gillian M. Sandstrom
Jeremy Nobel, MD
Sherry Turkle
David Jay
A Research Agenda for Social Capital in Economic Development
Edited by İbrahim Semih Akçomak and Jesús Peiró-Palomino
Social Connection in Everyday Spaces
Edited by Milovan Savic, Roger Patulny and Jane Farmer
Vivek H. Murthy, MD
Robert D. Putnam
Kat Vellos
Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes
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