Strict father model

Amy Chua argues that extremely strict parenting supposedly typical of Asian parents is the way to raise "successful children" in this excerpt of “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” This type of parenting places great stress upon achieving academic and musical results, often to the drastic exclusion of many other facets of life. She also is heavily critical of the “Western” style of parenting, critiquing aspects that do not correlate with her typical ways of teaching and guidance. In her article

on their own. Both sides being so completely opposite raises the question of which of the two views is correct for handling different aspects in society such as taxes, abortion, capital punishment etc? Lakoff’s two models known as the strict father model and the nurturant family model strive to relate the conservative and liberal views to explain how a conservative and liberal would

called “the strict father model.” Lakoff tries to make a connection between people in politics and the why their minds may work. Lakoff mentions politicians that label themselves has conservatives tend to be categorized under his model of the strict father. Lakoff describes the “strict father” has a moral leader of the family and he must be obeyed. There is evil in the world and the father must protect the family because the mother is unable. The world is full of competition and the father must go out

political spectrum. How someone views this “family” in its ideal state will separate them to either the conservative or liberal political view. Both the conservative and liberal views ideal family models have different characteristics at their core, such as conservatives have the “strict father or positional” model and liberals have the “nurturing parent” at its core according to Lakoff. The

Strict fathers protect their children from a dangerous world and teach them right from wrong (Lakoff 5). In this model, a moral person is successful and self-reliant, which develops from discipline and the aim for self-interest (Lakoff 5). To illustrate how conservatism functions as a strict father, Lakoff discusses Bush’s use of the words “permission slip” (9). Bush used the metaphor when the U.N

Atticus Finch works hard as a lawyer, friend, and a father. He has to work hard to be a good father and do his part for the town at the same time. Atticus is a role model to Scout and Jem throughout the story. He does his best to make sure that his children turn out right, even after they see horrible events in Maycomb. First, Atticus shows his parenting abilities when it comes to teaching Scout and Jem life lessons. Throughout the novel, many bad events happen that Scout and Jem see

The Strict Father Method views the world as a complex and unfriendly place; however, competition is encouraged. Strict parents who love their family feel like they are doing injustice if they send their family out into the world, unprepared for all that it holds. Their children are taught to be tough and self-

Throughout the reading of part IV: “Who’s Right and How Can You Tell”, George Lakoff goes into depth of depicting the principle of the “strict father” morality and “nurturing mother” morality to explain the two models of liberals and conservative. It gives a good description regarding how individuals think politically and why they think that way. He explains how these two models fit political issues and how they often clash. In chapter 20, “Nonideological Reasons for Being a Liberal”, shows the variety of

As a boy my father always kept me away from anything that belonged to a women. He was strict when it came to me liking certain things. He said “ A man is a man; he was born to be strong and take care of the family”. I lived by his words. Growing up I never got close to anything that belonged to a girl. I think I just feared my father and what he might have thought of me. I grew up with an older sister so at times I did get

Reginald- A construction worker, who paid his way through college, later became a school teacher, grew up in a strict home • He was taught to be independent and believed that nothing came easy. • He learned that being successful was a result of hard work • He was taught that men who are emotional is considered to be “weak” • He grows up and has eight children (6 boys and 2 girls) • Reginald’s beliefs and rigid upbringing was passed down to his children, who now has differentiation of self. However