PoliticalChic
Diamond Member
Oh, noooosssss.....feelin' left out!
Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has just come out with a book about the groups most geared for success in America.
And my peeps aren't on the list!!!!
1. "....back with another controversial book, The Triple Package. She and husband Jed Rubenfeld claim eight cultural groups are most likely to succeed.
2. They applaud Mormons astonishing business success, and the high incomes of Chinese-American and Jewish people, but are likely to offend racial groups that didnt make the cut.
[Grrrrrrr...]
3. ....outlining in a new book how eight racial groups are far more superior than the rest of the world.
4. ...certain groups of people are more prone to riches and smarts basically, the good life.
5. ...but some groups in America do better than others,....
6. 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.
7. ...the cultural groups have three traits in common, the so-called triple package: a superiority complex, insecurity and impulse control.
8. Each group believes theyre exceptional, chosen, superior in some way, but at the same time, isnt entirely confident they still feel the need to prove themselves.
9. And as opposed to immediate gratification save that for the weak Americas most prosperous groups are intensely disciplined and determined,...
10. ...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.
Tiger Mom in new book: Certain races excel over all others in America* - NY Daily News
So.....I have to become 'insecure' to make it into that group...?????
Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has just come out with a book about the groups most geared for success in America.
And my peeps aren't on the list!!!!
1. "....back with another controversial book, The Triple Package. She and husband Jed Rubenfeld claim eight cultural groups are most likely to succeed.
2. They applaud Mormons astonishing business success, and the high incomes of Chinese-American and Jewish people, but are likely to offend racial groups that didnt make the cut.
[Grrrrrrr...]
3. ....outlining in a new book how eight racial groups are far more superior than the rest of the world.
4. ...certain groups of people are more prone to riches and smarts basically, the good life.
5. ...but some groups in America do better than others,....
6. 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.
7. ...the cultural groups have three traits in common, the so-called triple package: a superiority complex, insecurity and impulse control.
8. Each group believes theyre exceptional, chosen, superior in some way, but at the same time, isnt entirely confident they still feel the need to prove themselves.
9. And as opposed to immediate gratification save that for the weak Americas most prosperous groups are intensely disciplined and determined,...
10. ...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.
Tiger Mom in new book: Certain races excel over all others in America* - NY Daily News
So.....I have to become 'insecure' to make it into that group...?????