Psychosocial Aspects of the Asian-American Experience

Diversity Within Diversity

Namkee G Choi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

354 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-1049-0 (ISBN)

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Discover intervention strategies for issues affecting Asian Americans!This important book examines the childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and aging stages of Asian Americans to help researchers and practitioners offer better services to this ethnic group. Psychosocial Aspects of the Asian-American Experience will help you understand the ethnic and cultural diversity within the Asian-American population and offers both quantitative and qualitative research that may impact social policies and social services for Asian Americans.Representing Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Asian Indians, Vietnamese, Hmong, Cambodians, and native-born Hawaiians, this helpful book covers a wide span of individual ethnic identities in order to represent the scope of the Asian-American subculture.The topics and problems examined in Psychosocial Aspects of the Asian-American Experience include:

ethnic identity, acculturation, and cultural orientation
psychological adjustment of adoptees
attitudes and behavior of adolescents regarding academic achievement
social network composition
depression and other mental health problems
dating violence and domestic abuse
substance abuse
aging In addition to analyzing these problems, this book also presents culturally competent intervention strategies to assist human services practitioners in offering their clients relevant services that are appropriate for their ethnic backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences. This book is also a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and graduate students and faculty members in the areas of social work, sociology, psychology, and ethnic studies.

Choi Namkee G

Contents

Introduction
Asian Americans in the Twentieth Century
Adoptive Parents and Identity Development for Chinese Children
Asian American Adolescents' Academic Achievement: A Look Behind the Model Minority Image
Depression Level in Inner-City Asian American Adolescent: The Contributions of Cultural Orientation and Interpersonal Relationships
Causal Modeling Predicting Psychological Adjustment of Korean-Born Adolescent Adoptees
Network Composition, Social Integration, and Sense of Coherence in Chinese American Young Adults
Cultural Orientation of Hmong Young Adults
Filipino American Dating Violence: Definitions, Contextual Justifications and Experiences of Dating Violence
“Being Indian,” “Being American”: A Balancing Act or a Creative Blend?
The Current State of Mental Health Research on Asian Americans
Is an Independent Self a Requisite for Asian Immigrants' Psychological Well-Being in the U.S.? The Case of Korean Americans
Model Minority Demystified: Emotional Costs of Multiple Victimizations in the Lives of Women of Japanese Descent
Acculturation, Premigration Traumatic Experiences, and Depression Among Vietnamese Americans
Somatic Complaint and Social Suffering Among Cambodian Survivors of the Killing Fields
Culturally Competent Substance Abuse Treatment for Asian/Pacific Island Women
Stress, Coping, and Depression among Elderly Korean Immigrants
Diversity Within Diversity: Research and Social Work Practice Issues with Asian American Elders
Index
Reference Notes Included

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.5.2001
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	720 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Asien ► China
	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-7890-1049-6 / 0789010496
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-1049-0 / 9780789010490
Zustand	Neuware