{"product_id":"our-kids-the-american-dream-in-crisis-paperback","title":"Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert D. Putnam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and \"a passionate, urgent\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/i\u003e: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentral 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOur Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A truly masterful volume\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eOur Kids \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a disturbing account of the American dream that is \"thoughtful and persuasive\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Economist). \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Kids\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare combination of individual testimony and rigorous evidence: \"No one can finish this book and feel complacent about equal opportunity\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732191146291,"sku":"9781476769905","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MCtXN1ZyaFV5MDNQTm9ST1pFZmpGdz09.webp?v=1763881361","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/our-kids-the-american-dream-in-crisis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}