Paths to Success
Author | : Charles C. Harrington |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2000-10-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674004132 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674004139 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Download or read book Paths to Success written by Charles C. Harrington and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2000-10-16 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statisticians tell us that impoverished backgrounds are decent predictors of impoverished futures. This book seeks out the stories behind the exceptions. While the authors reveal consistencies between pathmakers' approaches and those of their middle-class counterparts, it also exposes striking differences between men and women, blacks and whites.