Tiger mother and her cubs on a stage:
‘Tiger’ parenting style and its effects in Listen to Me
Keywords:
tiger mother, parenting style, impact on children, play, drama
Abstract
Ever since the publication of Amy Chua’s memoir, Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother, in 2011, Asian or Asian-heritage parenting has received more time under the limelight both in and out of the United States. More attention is given to the effects of that particular parenting style on the children’s academic achievement and wellbeing. Listen to Me (LTM), a play by Bernadeth Febyola Linando (2018) published as one of Petra Little Theatre’s New Play Development Series, indicates that the issue also hits a nerve among young contemporary Indonesian playwrights. This paper is interested in finding out how LTM portrays Tiger Mother parenting style and its impact on the children. Upon analyzing the play using the conceptual framework of parenting styles and their impacts, this paper argues that LTM displays a typical Tiger Mother parenting similar to Chua’s with a slight difference, and it shows mainly negative results of such parenting on the main character, and, on the side, some positive results on two other supporting characters.
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Baumrind, D. (1971). Current patterns of parental authority. Developmental Psychology, 4(1, Pt.2), 1-103. doi:10.1037/h0030372
Baumrind, D. (1991). The influence of parenting style on adolescent competence and substance use. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 11(1), 56-95. doi:10.1177/0272431691111004
Baumrind, D. (2005). Patterns of parental authority and adolescent autonomy. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2005(108), 61-69. doi:10.1002/cd.128
BBC Trending. (2015, May 28). Tiger Mum or Cat Dad? Claws out over parenting styles. BBC. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32888712
Cardullo, R. J. (2015). A play analysis: A casebook on modern western drama. Basingstoke, England: Springer.
China Radio International. (2014, July 11). Zhao Wei returns to tv as 'Tiger Mom'. China Radio International. Retrieved from http://english.cri.cn/12394/2014/07/11/1261s835595.htm
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Deater-Deckard, K. (2013). “Tiger†parents, other parents. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 4(1), 76-78. doi:10.1037/a0032066
Huang, G. H., & Gove, M. (2015). Asian parenting styles and academic achievement: Views from Eastern and Western perspectives. Education, 135(3), 389-397. Retrieved from https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/prin/ed/2015/00000135/00000003/art00016#expand/collapse
Juang, L. P., Qin, D. B., & Park, I. J. (2013). Deconstructing the myth of the “Tiger motherâ€: An introduction to the special issue on tiger parenting, Asian-heritage families, and child/adolescent well-being. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 4(1), 1-6. doi:10.1037/a0032136
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New Asian Tv. (n.d.). Tiger Mom Blues [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://wvw.newasiantv.ch/drama/tiger-mom-blues.2285.html
Nyarko, K. (2011). The influence of authoritative parenting style on adolescents' academic achievement. American Journal of Social and Management Sciences, 2(3), 278-282. doi:10.5251/ajsms.2011.2.3.278.282
Pong, S., Johnston, J., & Chen, V. (2009). Authoritarian parenting and Asian adolescent school performance: Insights from the US and Taiwan. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 34(1), 62-72. doi:10.1177/0165025409345073
Smetana, J. G. (2017). Current research on parenting styles, dimensions, and beliefs. Current Opinion in Psychology, 15, 19-25. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.02.012
Sofiana, S. (2017, April 20). 'Listen To Me', wujud eksistensi penulis teater berbahasa Inggris. Tribunnews. Retrieved from http://surabaya.tribunnews.com/2017/04/20/listen-to-me-wujud-eksistensi-penulis-teater-berbahasa-inggris
Sumarno, T. (2017, April 19). Pentas Listen to Me protes sosok perempuan konco wingking. Suara Surabaya. Retrieved from http://kelanakota.suarasurabaya.net/news/2017/187417-Pentas-Listen-to-Me-Protes-Sosok-Perempuan-Konco-Wingking
Supple, A. J., & Cavanaugh, A. M. (2013). Tiger mothering and Hmong American parent-adolescent relationships. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 4(1), 41-49. doi:10.1037/a0031202
Tito, F. (2017, April 21). Rayakan Hari Kartini dengan berkarya, bukan berkebaya. Berita Jatim. Retrieved from http://m.beritajatim.com/peristiwa/295808/rayakan_hari_kartini_dengan_berkarya,_bukan_berkebaya.html
Xu, W. (2015, May 15). Actress takes on difficult role as ‘tiger mom’. Shanghai Daily, p. B4. Retrieved from https://archive.shine.cn/feature/people/Actress-takes-on-difficult-role-as-tiger-mom/shdaily.shtml
Published
2019-06-21
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Irawan, S. (2019). Tiger mother and her cubs on a stage:. K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Languange and Literature, 21(1), 33-41. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.21.1.33-41
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