Tiger couple gets it wrong on immigrant success boston. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america coauthored with jed rubenfeld. Amy chua thinks identity politics on both sides are to blame. With a theme similar to her 2011 hit, battle hymn of the tiger mother, in which chua argues that.
The hybrid tiger by quanyu huang and the triple package by amy chua and jed rubenfeld. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of. World on fire by amy chua overdrive rakuten overdrive. In their new book, the triple package, amy chua, author of the bestselling battle hymn of the tiger mother, and jed rubenfeld tackle the question of why certain groups are overrepresented in the pantheon of success. Listen to amy chua and jed rubenfeld discuss their new book, the triple package. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america, a new book intended for a popular audience, tiger mom amy chua and jed rubenfeld argue that relatively. Chua and rubenfelds book focuses on this question and attempts to answer it through a cultural lens. They tiptoe mirthlessly over cultural egg shells yet still manage to stir up controversy will pavia the times chua and rubenfelds explosive new meditation on success, the triple package, has already begun to enrage people, even those who, by their own admission, havent read it but. World on fire how exporting free market democracy breeds ethnic hatred and global instability by amy chua. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in americaa book by professors amy chua and jed rubenfeld. She was born in 1962, the year of the tiger, in champaign, illinois. Read the triple package how three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america by amy chua available from rakuten kobo. The book is already working like poison ivy on the otherwise happy camping trip that is the socialpsych book world, so lets start with its positive aspects.
Each views their group as special think of the jewish idea of the chosen people. Chua and rubenfelds explosive new meditation on success, the triple package. Has the triple package by amy chua and jed rubenfeld been sitting on your reading list. Tiger mother amy chua is back and worse than ever the. The triple package how three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america argues that three factors foster the success of certain groups. The triple package refers to three qualities that propel individuals and groups to high achievement and disproportionate success. Opinion how not to explain success the new york times. Tiger mother amy chua is at it again, unfortunately. She is a noted expert in the fields of international business, ethnic conflict, and globalization. That certain groups do much better in america than othersas measured by income, occupational status, test scores, and. Tiger mom, amy chua, and jed rubenfeld the triple package.
To begin with, she explains how for every society that has been allowed. In their 2014 book the triple package, amy chua and her husband, jed rubenfeld, argued controversially that certain racial or religious minorities in americaincluding mormons, jews, and east. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The triple package by amy chua, jed rubenfeld kirkus. Among other things, chua was criticized for her extremely harsh parenting techniques, such as calling her seven year old daughter garbage, in order to motivate her, and forcing her young children to. Amy chua in the triple package claims jews and mormons produce more successful people by yasmine hafiz controversial author and yale law professor amy chua gained notoriety for her tough parenting memoir battle hymn of the tiger mother, and now shes back to let the world know which eight cultural groups do better than others when it comes to achieving success in america. How hyperpowers rise to global dominance and why they fall, was a. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america is a book published in 2014 by two professors at yale law school, amy chua and her husband, jed rubenfeld. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america, and take questions from the. That certain groups do much better in america than others. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and the fall of cultural groups in america by.
Tiger mom amy chua is back with a new, controversial book claiming she is better than. Chua was born october 26, 1962, in champaign, illinois. Tiger mom amy chua takes on traits of success in triple. Amy chua is also the author of the 2011 international bestseller, battle hymn. The book provides a fascinating insight into what makes particular communities successful, but i think it can also lend its insights to schools. How exporting free market democracy breeds ethnic hatred and global instability, a new york times bestseller, was selected by the economist as one of the best books of 2003. Not surprisingly these arguments have already brought forth a torrent of. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america unabridged by chua, amy, rubenfeld, jed, ross, jonathan todd isbn. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. Her expertise is in international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law. They postulate the reason for their success is that. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america chua, amy, rubenfeld, jed on.
Amy chua and jed rubenfeld are professors at yale law school. You cant blame american mothers for still smarting from amy chuas bestselling 2011 book, battle hymn of the tiger mother. Some readers might recognize coauthor amy chua for her 2011 book battle hymns of the tiger mother, a memoir of how she parented her two daughters based on strict chinese. The cover of the triple package and authors jed rubenfeld and amy chua. Ms chua, who hails from a chinese american family, and mr rubenfeld, who.
How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america, ms chua and her husband claim to have isolated the cultural elements that have propelled certain immigrant groups to wealth and success. Sophia chuarubenfeld is a highly successful twentyoneyearold, and a junior at harvard. The triple package expands further upon the parenting that amy chua described in her controversial bestseller, battle hymn of the tiger mother while the aforementioned title was a memoir, this book is a poppsychology book with a bit of selfhelp superimposed on top. Chua somehow overlooks the fact that mama rubenfeld managed to produce a son whom the great amy chua found worthy of marriage and who turned out to be successful even on his wifes own terms. The triple package is backed up with reams of research and qualifications. She joined the yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at duke law school for seven years. Amy chua, from the very beginning dives into her thesis, which she argues from the introduction continued all through part one of day of empire and without a doubt, throughout the entire book. Chua, one of time magazines 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, is the author of battle hymn of the tiger mother, which unleashed a firestorm debate about the cultural value of selfdiscipline, as well as the bestselling world on fire. Discount prices on books by amy chua, including titles like political tribes. Now, married yale law professors amy chua and jed rubenfeld. The yale law professor first gained widespread notoriety with her 2012 book battle hymn of the tiger mother. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the triple package. A superiority complex, insecurity, impulse controlthese are the elements of the triple package, the rare and potent cultural constellation that drives disproportionate group success.
A new book written by professors amy chua and jed rubenfeld takes a close look at one of. The triple package, a new book by her parents, amy chua. January 31, 2014 the triple package, as the authors anatomize it, is a cluster of traits that enables groups, individuals and even nations to get ahead materially. Amy chua of tiger mother fame and jed rubenfeld have analysed outlier communities in the usa and distilled what they have learned into a readable tome called triple package. Finally, we found no special synergy among the triple package traits. Tiger mom amy chua returns with a new book, the triple package, that looks at three unlikely traits of success in american cultural groups.
Tiger mom amy chua is back with the triple package. Not literally im guessing, but unlike some of her elite peers at yale university, where she. Amy chua and jed rubenfeld discuss the triple package. She joined the yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at duke law school. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america by amy chua and jed rubenfeld the triple package presents a provocative thesis that when three distinct forces the triple package come together in a groups culture, they propel that group to disproportionate success. Chuas clear, distinctive thesis can be condensed into two main points. In a biting critique of american foreign policy and analysis of the nations divisive culture wars, chua lawyale univ battle hymn of the tiger mother, 2011, etc. Chua and rubenfeld explain their theory in an attempt to answer the questions. The triple package by jed rubenfeld, amy chua waterstones. Her chinese immigrant parents came to the united states from the philippines in 1961, eloping together to pursue advanced degrees at mit. Amy chua apevan agostini the dangerous myth of the triple package. Amy chua on success and the triple package knowledge. The triple package by amy chua and jed rubenfeld digested read john crace reduces the socalled tiger mothers toughlove analysis of what makes cultures successful to a more manageable 600 words. American blindness, abroad and at home the new york times.
Amy chua is also the author of the 2011 international bestseller, battle hymn of the tiger mother according to the preface, the authors find that certain groups do. The tiger couple is chasing its own tail, which is to say, they are stuck in circular reasoning. Chua graduated from harvard college and harvard law school. Amy chua in the triple package claims jews and mormons. The three factors that make up the triple package and determine success, chua and rubenfeld argue, are insecurity outsiderdom, a sense of superiority and good impulse control, which together. How three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in america kindle edition by chua, amy, rubenfeld, jed. According to professors chua and rubenfeld, the three traits have to. That certain groups do much better in america than othersas measured by. Its unfortunate that amy chua and her husband jed rubenfeld, both yale law professors, fall far short of this in their new book, the triple package.