Controversial author and Yale Law professor Amy Chua - The Tiger Mom is back

[prasad1]

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"The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America" is her latest work, co-written with her husband and fellow Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld. They claim that some groups in America are simply inherently more likely to succeed than others.
The pair specifically names the eight social groups that they deem superior, which include two religious groups. Chua and Rubenfeld belong to two of them. The New York Post listed the groups worthy of praise:

• Jewish
• Indian
• Chinese
• Iranian
• Lebanese-Americans
• Nigerians
• Cuban exiles
• Mormons

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.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...le-package_n_4549612.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

 

[padders]

Hi Prasadji,
very interesting. But I wonder how in a country like America this study is not deemed racist?
also, what is meant by impulse control?

 

[Nara]

...also, what is meant by impulse control?

controlling impulse to party?

 

[prasad1]

Superiority complex
Chua and Rubenfeld argue that while Americans are taught to believe that everyone is equal, "remarkably, all of America’s most successful groups believe (even if they don’t say so aloud) that they’re exceptional, chosen, superior in some way."
Insecurity
While having confidence is one part of the package, it is also vital to have a sense of inadequacy so that you are constantly striving for more, argue the authors. "In all of America’s most successful groups, people tend to feel insecure, inadequate, that they have to prove themselves."
Impulse Control
The third part of the triple-package requires being able to show discipline and "impulse control," Chua and Rubenfeld say. This runs contrary to current American culture, which spreads a message of "immediate gratification" and "living for the moment," they argue.
The authors recognize that their argument, based on what the book's publishers describe as "groundbreaking original research and startling statistics," is controversial.
"That certain groups do much better in America than others — as measured by income, occupational status, test scores and so on — is difficult to talk about," Chua and Rubenfeld write. "In large part, this is because the topic feels so racially charged."


'Tiger Mom' Amy Chua back with new book that lists superior culture groups | Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News

 

[tks]

"The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America" is her latest work, co-written with her husband and fellow Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld. They claim that some groups in America are simply inherently more likely to succeed than others.
The pair specifically names the eight social groups that they deem superior, which include two religious groups. Chua and Rubenfeld belong to two of them. The New York Post listed the groups worthy of praise:

• Jewish
• Indian
• Chinese
• Iranian
• Lebanese-Americans
• Nigerians
• Cuban exiles
• Mormons

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.
Amy Chua In 'The Triple Package' Claims Jews and Mormons Produce More Successful People

I am not a fan of this Tiger Mom... There is a simpler explanation for the statistics she uses.

Indians, Chinese, Iranian, Lebanese-Americans, Nigerians, Cuban Exiles comprise recent immigrants in the USA. First generation immigrants never took life for granted and had great desire to succeed since their survival and prosperity was dependent on that. In one more generation all the above groups will achieve mediocrity also!
Mormons and Jews have always been persecuted historically and hence they rely on education as a way to get and maintain power.

Sense of superiority complex and insecurity go together with these groups. Need to persevere will vanish in a generation or two.