Bally Lee
ASA A03
Week 9 Blog
In the article about tiger parents, it talks about different parenting styles and the psychological affects on children and adolescents. Traditional Asian parents are perceived to be more on the authoritarian/ authoritative side, leading to increased academic pressure and depressive symptoms. Although many can argue that this style is too strict and can lead to an overwhelming sense of stress, I think it motivates the child to strive for success. Typically, these parents are immigrants coming to America with one goal in mind: raising a successful child so that they don't have to work as hard as their parents later in life, hence the familial obligation. Western European styles of upbringing include self discovery and the increased expression of affection. Personally, I think this style is too permissive in which there is no structure and too much freedom. In the study performed, sources of error include the sample size (data only drawn from one school in Northern California) and the response bias (seeing as only select participants returned the surveys). In the end, whether or not the studies hold any truth, parents know what is best for their children and in spite of the fact that they have different methods and forms of expressing affection; there comes an age when eventually, children will break away and live independently under their own judgement.
Questions I have include: Does this form of tiger parenting breed generations that continue to fuel the "model minority myth"? In who's perspective is tiger parenting deemed as a negative concept?
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