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    The triple package : how three unlikely traits explain the rise and fall of cultural groups in America / Amy Chua, Jed Rubenfeld.
    by Chua, Amy,
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    The Penguin Press, ♭2014.
    Call #:305.523 C559t
    Subjects
  • Temperament -- United States.
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  • Personality -- United States.
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  • Ethnic groups -- United States.
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  • Success -- United States.
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  • Successful people -- United States.
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  • Security (Psychology) -- Economic aspects.
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  • Self-control -- Economic aspects.
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  • Children of immigrants -- Education -- United States.
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  • Motivation in education.
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  • American Dream.
    • ISBN: 
    9781594205460 (hc.)
    1594205469 (hc.)
    Description: 
    320 p. ; 25 cm.
    Bibliography: 
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents: 
    The triple package -- Who's successful in America? -- The superiority complex -- Insecurity -- Impulse control -- The underside of the triple package -- IQ, institutions, and upward mobility -- America.
    Summary: 
    "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. In large part this is because the topic feels racially charged. The irony is that the facts actually debunk racial stereotypes. There are Black and Hispanic subgroups in the United States far outperforming many white and Asian subgroups. Moreover, there's a demonstrable arc to group success--in immigrant groups, it typically dissipates by the third generation--puncturing the notion of innate group differences and undermining the whole concept of model minorities." 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. America itself was once a Triple Package culture. It's been losing that edge for a long time now. The oldfashioned American Dream is very much alive--but some groups have a cultural edge, which enables them to take advantage of opportunity far more than others. America's most successful groups believe (even if they don't say so aloud) that they're exceptional, chosen, superior in some way. Americans are taught that self-esteem--feeling good about yourself--is the key to a successful life. But in America's most successful groups, people tend to feel insecure, inadequate, that they have to prove themselves. America today spreads a message of immediate gratification, living for the moment. But America's most successful groups cultivate heightened discipline and impulse control. But the Triple Package has a dark underside too. Each of its elements carries distinctive pathologies; when taken to an extreme, they can have truly toxic effects. The authors conclude that the Triple Package is a ladder that should be climbed and then kicked away, drawing on its power but breaking free from its constraints. The Triple Package will transform the way we think about success and achievement. Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld are professors at Yale Law School. Chua is the author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, which unleashed a firestorm debate about the cultural value of self-discipline. Rubenfeld examined the political dangers of 'living in the moment' in Freedom and Time."--Provided by publisher.
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    Rubenfeld, Jed, 1959-
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