Problem: Dalton argues against Putnam that "the sky is not falling" because Group of answer choices political participation in all of its forms has increased. both duty-based and engaged norms of participation have noticeably spread in comparison to the golden days of the 1950s and 1960s. rather than an absolute decline in political action, the changing norms of citizenship are shifting the ways Americans participate in politics - weakening of non-electoral participation and increasing of duty-based norms. rather than an absolute decline in political action, the changing norms of citizenship are shifting the ways Americans participate in politics - weakening of duty-based norms and the simultaneous spread of engaged citizenship. political consumerism is apparently increasing among contemporary publics.