What drives success? (Opinion)
What drives success? (Opinion)
- January 25, 2014
- Research by Rubén G. Rumbaut, sociology professor, is featured in The New York Times January 25, 2014
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From The New York Times:
A central finding in a study of more than 5,000 immigrants’ children led by the sociologist
Rubén G. Rumbaut was how frequently the kids felt “motivated to achieve” because of
an acute sense of obligation to redeem their parents’ sacrifices. [Rubén G. Rumbaut
is a sociology professor at UC Irvine].
For the full story, please visit http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/opinion/sunday/what-drives-success.htm....
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