Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 8 · id outliers-c8-03-asian-cultural-attitudes-attri

“Asian cultural attitudes attribute math success to effort (Confucian work ethic) while Western cultures attribute it to innate talent, and this effort-based mindset drives better math outcomes.”

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Stevenson & Stigler (1992), The Learning Gap, Simon & Schuster / multiple Stevenson & Lee publicationsDOI registry: valid

Asian mothers attributed math success to effort; American mothers attributed it to innate ability. Asian students also spent significantly more time on math (school 240 vs 180 days, plus cram schools).

Lee & Zhou (2015), The Asian American Achievement Paradox, Russell Sage FoundationFLAGGED: DOI not in registry

Asian American academic success is better explained by selective immigration (visa policies favoring educated immigrants), ethnic institutional support (community-based supplementary education), and 'stereotype promise' than by inherited cultural dispositions from agriculture.

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