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Literature Reviews 2, 3, and 4  (1) Visual. A picture of the book or (only if such a picture is not available or if it is an article) a relevant picture, such as a photo of the author or something related to the subject. An embedded video (such as of an author interview) can also fulfill this requirement. Feel free to have multiple images if they are useful. (2) Citation. Provide full citation in MLA format. (3) Summary. Provide a brief summary of the author’s argument or the information the reading presents. (4) Author(s). Give some information on the author(s). What makes him/her/them knowledgeable on the topic? (5) Key terms. Define at least two key terms or key concepts used in the piece. (6) Three Quotes. Give three quotations pertaining to your topic, with page reference. (7) Value. Explicitly explain how this material helps you to explore your research question Review 2: I was raised by Tiger Mom--and it worked Visual: Lulu, Amy Chua's daughter at Harvard Univer

My research question stayed the same: How does tiger parenting affect the life of a college student? Bibliography: Works Cited Armstrong, Elizabeth, and Laura Hamilton.  Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality .  Harvard UP, 2013. Chua, Amy. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Chua, Amy. “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” The Wall Street Journal , Dow Jones &  Company, 8 Jan. 2011,  Ghosh A, Fouad NA, Korell S, Lamborn S, Larson C, Luo W. Asian parents and their college  age children: Examining family influence on careers. January 2014. Keltner, Kim Wong. Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could  Not Be Turned to the Dark Side. HarperCollins, 2013. Kim, S., Wang, Y., Orozco-Lapray, D., Shen, Y., & Murtuza, M. (2013). Does “tiger parenting”  exist? Parenting profiles of Chinese Americans and adolescent developmental outcomes.  Asian American Journal of Psychology , 4(1), 7-18. doi:

Points of my Argument: Counter argument: Financial independence is too shallow of a definition of success. If we use that perspective, tiger parenting works because of a lot of Asian Americans are financially independent and outwardly successful, but at a major cost. Asian American students feel like they do not belong, lack connection to their family members, suffer from mental health issues, and struggle with trying to develop their sense of self. Argument: Self-determination theory is a better way to define success because it encompasses more than just financial independence. The following factors lead an individual to adjust better to adulthood overall. Autonomy: Asian American college students often have a low sense of autonomy since they do not feel like their actions are their own. In conjunction with "shaming", Asian Americans appear more disciplined but are less likely to explore their desires as an individual, leading to picking certain majors based off of

I have a lot of different examples to choose from when writing my paper. The one that I thought was most useful to me was Diana Tsui's article from The Cut because it talks about her whole experience as a tiger cub from her childhood all the way to her life after graduation.  https://www.thecut.com/2016/10/i-survived-a-tiger-mom.html Summary: Diana Tsui grows up training to get into college and with what little resources her family has, they use it to get her into top high schools and later university. Tsui reflects on excelling and practicing over and over again in all fields--her academics and hobbies in hopes of having a better life than her immigrant parents. She gets into Cornell, but struggles to maintain her GPA and turns to some substance use to push her through college. Even after, as she's applying for medical school, she realizes it isn't something that she wants to pursue and her parents cut her off financially for bringing shame to her family. Then, she l

Vasquez, Ariana & Patall, Erika & Fong, Carlton & Corrigan, Andrew & Pine, Lisa. (2015).  Parent Autonomy Support, Academic Achievement, and Psychosocial Functioning: A  Meta-analysis of Research. Educational Psychology Review. 28. 10.1007/s10648-015-9329- z.  Key terms from this source: Self-determination theory: the idea that there are three universal psychological needs that underlie human motivation and achievement: autonomy, competence, and relatedness.  Autonomy: when one feels like their actions are their own  Competence: a ready approach to a task or new environment  Relatedness: the need to be attached to a community, group or family Last week, I used the literature review to think more about what success is. Instead of using autonomy as what success is: I am going to use self-determination theory. Arguably, tiger parenting affects all three psychological needs that affect human motivation and achievement. I explored this frame in