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In chapter 6 the final chapter, this chapter is asking the question of “What is to be done”. Putnam believes that the current social policies are affecting other people from having a successful future. Putnam discusses many strategies to help improve the social polices so all children’s have a chance for a successful future. These strategies include: parental coaching, parental leave, more experienced teachers, more adult mentoring, mixed-income housing, center-based childcare, community health and social services, more extracurricular activities, vocational education, and neighborhood revitalization.
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