Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Robert D. Putnam The Title is Our Kids : The American Dream in Crisis Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 400. Category - Social Science Product Description - A New York Times bestseller and "a passionate, urgent" The New Yorker examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility. Central to the very idea of America is the principle that we are a nation of opportunity. But over the last quarter century we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. We Americans have always believed that those who have talent and try hard will succeed, but this central tenet of the American Dream seems no longer true or at the least, much less true than it was. In Our Kids, Robert Putnam offers a personal and authoritative look at this new American crisis, beginning with the example of his high school class of 1959 in Port Clinton, Ohio. The vast majority of those students went on to lives better than those of their parents. But their children and grandchildren have faced diminishing prospects. Putnam tells the tale of lessening opportunity through poignant life stories of rich, middle class, and poor kids from cities and suburbs across the country, brilliantly blended with the latest social-science research. "A truly masterful volume" Financial Times, Our Kids provides a disturbing account of the American dream that is "thoughtful and persuasive" The Economist. Our Kids offers a rare combination of individual testimony and rigorous evidence: "No one can finish this book and feel complacent about equal opportunity" We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167497877
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Book Title: Our Kids : the American Dream in Crisis
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, Economic Conditions, United States / 21st Century, Public Policy / Economic Policy
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Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Author: Robert D. Putnam
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
