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A review by lizbusby
The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America by Amy Chua
3.0
Basically, this book reads as a sequel to the ideas in "The Righteous Mind" by Jonathan Haidt. It discusses exactly what we are missing out on as a liberal society by dropping the value of "loyalty" or "in-group out-group" thinking.
Of course, the book focuses rather heavily on Jewish and Chinese examples given the nature of the authors. I expected the book to be much more balanced, but the other groups mentioned don't feature much. As a Mormon, I was hoping to see a bit more of us, but what was written was mostly accurate. They could have strengthened their Mormon inferiority complex argument by pointing out the huge tensions between Mormons and pretty much any other Christian sect. Being actively preached against at other churches will definitely give you something to prove. I felt like this book was done on fairly minimal research and could have been better if the examples were more evenly distributed across the cultures.
Also, I didn't particularly agree about the possibility of creating an in-group out of inclusiveness. I'm not sure a group defined by excluding no one would really provide the same motivation as a religion or ethnic heritage.
But all said, enjoyable read.
Of course, the book focuses rather heavily on Jewish and Chinese examples given the nature of the authors. I expected the book to be much more balanced, but the other groups mentioned don't feature much. As a Mormon, I was hoping to see a bit more of us, but what was written was mostly accurate. They could have strengthened their Mormon inferiority complex argument by pointing out the huge tensions between Mormons and pretty much any other Christian sect. Being actively preached against at other churches will definitely give you something to prove. I felt like this book was done on fairly minimal research and could have been better if the examples were more evenly distributed across the cultures.
Also, I didn't particularly agree about the possibility of creating an in-group out of inclusiveness. I'm not sure a group defined by excluding no one would really provide the same motivation as a religion or ethnic heritage.
But all said, enjoyable read.