Indebted

How Families Make College Work at Any Cost
Book • 2019
Caitlin Zaloom's Indebted explores the pervasive impact of debt on middle-class families in America, particularly in the context of education.

Zaloom examines how families take on significant debt to support their children's education, driven by the desire to secure a better future for them.

This financial strain shapes their decision-making and overall well-being.

The book provides insights into the emotional and social dimensions of debt.

It also reveals how it affects families' relationships and their understanding of the American dream.

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as a book where Caitlin Zaloon talked to middle-class families who were taking on debt to support their children's potential.
Nina Bandelj, "Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting" (Princeton UP, 2026)
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as a book by Caitlin Zaloon, who talked to middle-class families taking on debt to support their children.
Nina Bandelj, "Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting" (Princeton UP, 2026)

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