A central theme of American life – that all children should have a reasonable chance to live better than their parents – is no longer so true. Children have not fared well in an age of fragile families, educational challenges, drugs, crumbling communities, and disappearing jobs.

We will read and discuss the title book by Robert Putnam, who examines why and how opportunities for upward mobility are diminishing and what can be done to restore them. Please read chapter 1 of "Our Kids" for the first session.

This study group for those 50 and over will be led by instructor Gerry Lapidus on Mondays from March 19 to April 23.