From the author of Bowling Alone and Our Kids, a “sweeping yet remarkably accessible” (The Wall Street Journal) analysis that “offers superb, often counte

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Annie loves her plaid shirt and wears it everywhere. But one day her mother tells Annie that she must wear a dress to her uncle's wedding. Annie protests, but h