Our kids

In 'Our Kids', Robert Putnam examines the diminishing prospects for children in America, contrasting the successful lives of his high school class of 1959 in Port Clinton, Ohio, with the harder lives faced by their children and grandchildren.

The book blends individual testimonies with extensive social-science research to highlight the growing class-based opportunity gap among young people, affecting rich, middle-class, and poor kids across the country.

Putnam's work provides a disturbing yet thoughtful and persuasive account of the American dream in crisis, emphasizing the need for a deep examination of the future of American society.