Book Review—Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

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2012-03-01
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Griesdorn, Timothy
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Human Development and Family Studies

The Department of Human Development and Family Studies focuses on the interactions among individuals, families, and their resources and environments throughout their lifespans. It consists of three majors: Child, Adult, and Family Services (preparing students to work for agencies serving children, youth, adults, and families); Family Finance, Housing, and Policy (preparing students for work as financial counselors, insurance agents, loan-officers, lobbyists, policy experts, etc); and Early Childhood Education (preparing students to teach and work with young children and their families).

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The Department of Human Development and Family Studies was formed in 1991 from the merger of the Department of Family Environment and the Department of Child Development.

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  • Department of Family Environment (predecessor)

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Daniel Pink is no stranger to the New York Times best- seller list, and his latest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, is no exception. Pink does a masterful job of condensing empirical research from Edward Deci (Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester), Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University), Harry Harlow (Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin), and others into an interesting and readable book about intrinsic motivation. Pink points out the mistake of using external rewards like money and shows how the use of these rewards leads to less of the desired behavior once the reward has been removed. He stresses the need to develop autonomy, mastery, and purpose if one wants to create lasting change, or intrinsic motivation. The book is 242 pages. Following the introduction, it is divided into three parts: A New Operating System (3 chapters), The Three Elements (3 chapters), and The Type I Toolkit (7 sections). The book concludes with a chapter by chapter recap, glossary, discussion guide conversation starters, and links to on-line resources for more information including a quarterly newsletter and an intrinsic motivation assessment.

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This article is from Journal of Financial Counseling & Planning 23 (2012): 80–83. Posted with permission.

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