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Our Kids : The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam (2016, Trade Paperback)

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New York Times bestseller and examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone .

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1476769907
ISBN-13
9781476769905
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217174203

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Book Title
Our Kids : the American Dream in Crisis
Author
Robert D. Putnam
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, Economic Conditions, United States / 21st Century, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.1 Oz

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Hn90.S65p88 2016
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Putman's new book is an eye-opener. When serious political candidates maintain that there are no classes in America, Putnam shows us the reality - and it is anything but reassuring., There are just a few essential reads if you want to understand the American social and political landscape today. Robert Putnam's Our Kids . . . deserve[s] to be on that list., In yet another path-breaking book about America's changing social landscape, Robert Putnam investigates how growing income gaps have shaped our children so differently. His conclusion is chilling: social mobility 'seems poised to plunge in the years ahead, shattering the American dream.' Must reading from the White House to your house., Robert D. Putnam is technically a Harvard social scientist, but a better description might be poet laureate of civil society. In Our Kids, Putnam brings his talent for launching a high-level discussion to a timely topic. . . . No one can finish Our Kids and feel complacent about equal opportunity., Much of the current debate about inequality has a strangely abstract quality, focusing on the excesses of the 1 per cent without really coming to terms with what has happened to the American middle class over the past two generations. Into this void steps the political scientist Robert Putnam, with a truly masterful volume that should shock Americans into confronting what has happened to their society., The book's chief and authoritative contribution is its careful presentation for a popular audience of important work on the erosion, in the past half century, of so many forms of social, economic, and political support for families, schools, and communities. . . . Our Kids is a passionate, urgent book., With clarity and compassion, Robert Putnam tells the story of the great social issue of our time: the growing gap between the lives of rich and poor children, and the diminishing prospects of children born into disadvantage. A profoundly important book and a powerful reminder that we can and must do better., Robert D. Putnam vividly captures a dynamic change in American society-the widening class-based opportunity gap among young people. The diminishing life chances of lower-class families and the expanding resources of the upper-class are contrasted in sharp relief in Our Kids , which also includes compelling suggestions of what we as a nation should do about this trend. Putnam's new book is a must-read for all Americans concerned about the future of our children., Highly readable. . . . An insightful book that paints a disturbing picture of the collapse of the working class and the growth of an upper class that seems to be largely unaware of the other's precarious existence., Robert Putnam weaves together scholarship and storytelling to paint a truly troubling picture of our country and its future. Our Kids makes it absolutely clear that we need to put aside our political bickering and fix how this country provides opportunity for its millions of poor children. This book should be required reading for every policymaker in America, if not every American.
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
305.5/130973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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