Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Mobility in Utah

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of social capital on social mobility in Utah, based on reports published by the Utah Foundation.

Over the past year, the Utah Foundation has published a series of reports looking at social capital in Utah – the idea, as expressed by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam, that our connections between individuals and the broader community improve not only our own well-being but that of the places we live and the nation as a whole. One key aspect of that is social mobility – improving each family’s station in life.  As the report … Continued The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Mobility in Utah appeared first on Utah Foundation .

Topics covered

• social mobility
• social capital
• community well-being

Keywords

• Utah Foundation
• Robert Putnam
• family station
• well-being

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Places: Utah

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