Tiger Mom in new book: Certain races excel over all others in America

[theworldismine13]

Tiger Mom in new book: Certain races excel over all others in America

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/tiger-mom-races-better-article-1.1567501#ixzz2pehAevnM

Tiger Mom is back with more bold allegations, this time outlining in a new book how eight racial groups are far more superior than the rest of the world.

Amy Chua, infamous for the fiercely strict parenting she plugged in her 2011 book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” now says that certain groups of people are more prone to riches and smarts — basically, the good life.

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“It may be taboo to say, but some groups in America do better than others,” reads a description for the book, “The Triple Package,” on Amazon.com.

Chua, a law professor at Yale University, and her husband, co-author Jed Rubenfeld, list these groups as the most likely to succeed in America: Jewish, Indian, Chinese, Iranian, Lebanese-Americans, Nigerians, Cuban exiles and Mormons.


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Amy Chua (third from left) at a promotional event for her book, ‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,’ in Shanghai in 2011. Her husband Jed Rubenfeld (far right) co-authored her newest book, ‘The Triple Package.’
“Mormons have recently risen to astonishing business success,” the authors write. “Cubans in Miami climbed from poverty to prosperity in a generation. Nigerians earn doctorates at stunningly high rates. Indian and Chinese Americans have much higher incomes than other Americans; Jews may have the highest of all.”

Chua and Rubenfeld explain that the “cultural groups” have three traits in common, the so-called “triple package”: a superiority complex, insecurity and impulse control.

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Each group believes they’re “exceptional, chosen, superior in some way,” but at the same time, isn’t entirely confident — they still feel the need to prove themselves.

And as opposed to “immediate gratification” — save that for the weak — America’s most prosperous groups are intensely disciplined and determined, and don’t give into fleeting impulse.

Chua and Rubenfeld, who claim to draw on “groundbreaking research and startling statistics,” are bound to attract criticism for the new book, which also touches on why some groups, including African-Americans, might not have what it takes to reach the top.

Chua’s 2011 memoir infuriated some parents, who thought the author’s disciplinary parenting methods weren’t only ineffective, but abusive and cruel.


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[tmonster]

breaking news: people have opinions

 

[Real]

breaking news: Tiger mom is a c*nt.

 

[Brown_Pride]

Chua and Rubenfeld explain that the “cultural groups” have three traits in common, the so-called “triple package”: a superiority complex, insecurity and impulse control.

that's some pretty shallow analysis of information. I'm sure there are reasons as to why each of these "successful groups" is in fact successful and equally there are reasons why other groups are not as successful, none of those reasons is "race".

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

people aren't going to like this

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

Is it wrong to say those particular groups are successful? I came into this thread like , but I can attest to Nigerians I went to school with. Those cats got serious drive. The bottom line is the cultural norms in these other countries do allow them to pressure and beat their kids to succeed. We are not afforded those same abilities. Plus the second generation of those kids end up being bums anyway.

 

[El Bombi]

Tiger Mom & Dolphin Dad is enough not to take this woman serious.

 

[Prince Akeem]

bytch couldn't quit while she was ahead...Had to come back into the spotlight on some inflammatory shyt.

 

[ugksam]

isnt her parenting method to just act like anything the child does isnt good enough?

 

[The Real]

Tiger Mom in new book: Certain races excel over all others in America

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/tiger-mom-races-better-article-1.1567501#ixzz2pehAevnM

It's pretty obvious some groups are doing better than others. That's not really a controversial claim. The armchair psychological expanations she's offering are bullshyt, though. No real scholars would deploy such ridiculous explanations. "Superiority complex" and "insecurity" are utterly vacuous terms to try and study in large groups, with no substantive content that can contribute to these explanations. "Impulse control" should be reframed in terms of what economists call "time-preference"- and even there, you'd have to prove that less successful groups actually have different time-preference, which hasn't been done yet. There are much better sociological analyses of culture and how they affect education in the Black community, for example, so this armchair quackery is unnecessary.

 

[alybaba]

Amy Chua = Gundam with a higher IQ and a Harvard Law Degree

Even her first book was about democracy creates a backlash by poor ethnic/native majorities against market-dominant minorities like the Overseas Chinese in Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines (that's where her family is from), Singapore, Malaysia and Jews in the US, Whites in Latin America, Lebanese and Indians in Africa.

 

[IGSaint12]

Well she did list nigerians because of the high amounts of doctorates they obtain. This is not really about race as much as culture.

 

[theworldismine13]

Well she did list nigerians because of the high amounts of doctorates they obtain. This is not really about race as much as culture.

bingo, im not cosigning her particular theory, but i do cosign her premise that culture is fundamental and a determinant

for example, at the end of the day there are certain cultural traits that have to be eliminated in african american culture for black people to move up

 

[IGSaint12]

bingo, im not cosigning her particular theory, but i do cosign her premise that culture is fundamental and a determinant

for example, at the end of the day there are certain cultural traits that have to be eliminated in african american culture for black people to move up

I wouldn't say that those traits have been eliminated in african american culture but the negative aspects of it far out weigh the positive influence for a great amount of african americans specifically low income.

 

[DEAD7]

From her book:
It may be taboo to say, but some groups in America do better than others. Mormons have recently risen to astonishing business success. Cubans in Miami climbed from poverty to prosperity in a generation. Nigerians earn doctorates at stunningly high rates. Indian and Chinese Americans have much higher incomes than other Americans; Jews may have the highest of all.


Why do some groups rise? Drawing on groundbreaking original research and startling statistics, The Triple Package uncovers the secret to their success. A superiority complex, insecurity, impulse control—these are the elements of the Triple Package, the rare and potent cultural constellation that drives disproportionate group success.