A Postmodern Psychology Of Asian Americans

Author : Laura Uba
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791489078
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Postmodern Psychology of Asian Americans written by Laura Uba and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on race, culture, acculturation, ethnicity, and ethnic identity—concepts commonly used to account for the behaviors of Asian Americans and other minorities—A Postmodern Psychology of Asian Americans examines the effects of modern psychology's epistemological and ontological premises on its investigative methods and concepts. Author Laura Uba looks at the social creation of psychological facts, including portrayals of ethnic and racial groups, and demonstrates, especially in ways pertinent to the study of minorities, that modern psychology needs to reconsider its ways of thinking about study samples, investigative methods, facts, and concepts used to describe and explain behaviors.

Author : Jane Liaw-Gray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Postmodern Critique of Psychology's Representation of Asian Americans written by Jane Liaw-Gray and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way American modernist psychology approaches research on Asian Americans raises problematic issues regarding national race relations and oppression. Under modernist psychology, race is typically treated as a nominal, present-versus-absent category, such as on a census checklist or demographics questionnaire, and the complexity of racial experience and racism is all but ignored. As psychologists, our participation in the construal of race as a stable, essentialized entity serves to collude with societal inequities, allowing many facets of race and racism to remain unconscious and operate unchallenged. This dissertation uses postmodern methodology to highlight the ambiguity of Asian American race within the currently dominant black and white paradigm. In accordance with the scholarship of Laura Uba, Michael Omi, Howard Winant, and Dana Takagi, the author argues that race operates as a verb, in which individuals can be racialized or deracialized depending on their context and location vis-à¿-vis others in society, explores how racism operates via the construction of a racial "other" that differs depending on the specific racial group in question, exposes how race operates in our society simultaneously as a sociobiological reality and as an illusion, and analyzes the strong link between the racial "other" and American ideology. Specifically, with respect to Asian Americans, their racial "other-ness" comes not in the form of race per se but in the form of "Orientalizing" narratives of culture and ethnicity which operate largely unchallenged in the psychology literature. Viewed through deconstructive methods, these dominant psychological narratives point to how America constructs a national ideological identity, preserves ideological (humanistic) values in the face of social inequities, and justifies current power hierarchies between groups. These points illustrate the complexity of racial dynamics that need to be acknowledged and examined in psychology via postmodern methodologies. The author further investigates how American ideological identity is transmitted and embodied in us, explores the relationship between an internalized ideological identity and psychological health, and comments on how these ideological values operate within clinical practice.

Author : Nita Tewari
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1841697699
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asian American Psychology written by Nita Tewari and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2009 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Laura Uba
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572309128
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asian Americans written by Laura Uba and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2003-04-07 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This widely adopted text synthesizes an extensive body of research on Asian American personality development, identity, and mental health. Uba focuses on how ethnocultural factors interact with minority group status to shape the experiences of members of diverse Asian American groups. Cultural values and norms shared by many Asian Americans are examined and common sources of stress described, including racial discrimination and immigrant and refugee experiences. Rates of mental health problems in Asian American communities are reviewed, as are predictors and manifestations of specific disorders. The volume also explores patterns in usage of available mental health services and considers ways that service delivery models might be adapted to better meet the needs of Asian American clients.

Author : Stanley Sue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780831400330
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asian-Americans: Psychological Perspectives written by Stanley Sue and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Asian American Psychology : the Science of Lives in Context written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lee C. Lee
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Asian American Psychology written by Lee C. Lee and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998-07-21 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Asian American Psychology stands alone as the most comprehensive handbook on Asian Americans. A select group of prominent scholars and clinicians focus on a wide range of topics, including racism, family violence, addictive behaviors, interracial marriage, academic achievement and performance, interpersonal relations, career development, mental health services and treatment. It will be highly valued by professionals, students, and academics in ethnic studies, psychology, social welfare, gender studies, family studies, nursing, gerontology, research methods, and interpersonal communication.

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Total Pages : 388 pages
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Download or read book Journal of Asian American Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stanley Sue
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mental Health of Asian Americans written by Stanley Sue and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1982-10-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has two objectives: to show that the research does not support the belief that Asians in the United States are well adjusted, and therefore, do not need mental health services; and, to show the effects of cultural differences between Americans and Asians in the recognition and treatment of mental health problems. The book has eight chapters which discuss the following subjects: why Asian Americans should be studied; patterns of disturbance and use of mental health services; cultural issues in recognizing symptoms and identifying disturbed persons; the Asian American family; personality, sex-role conflicts and ethnic identity; improving intervention and treatment; and future directions for Asian American mental health. In each chapter the author reviews and criticizes the research to date these subjects. The author's conclusions include: 1) the rate of mental disorders among Asian Americans has been underestimated; 2) the expression of symptoms is influenced by culture; and 3) the Asian American family has both positive and negative effects on mental health. While the author only briefly mentions the special problems of Asian American refugees, the mental health issues discussed in the book are applicable to all Asian American immigrants, including refugees.

Author : Jane Liaw-Gray
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838357294
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Psychology's Representation of Asian Americans written by Jane Liaw-Gray and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way American modern psychology approaches research on Asian Americans raises problematic issues regarding national race relations and oppression. Race is typically treated as a nominal, present-versus-absent category, such as on a census checklist or demographics questionnaire, and the complexity of racial experience is all but ignored. This book uses postmodern methodology to highlight the ambiguity of race, specifically Asian American race. In accordance with the scholarship of Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Dana Takagi, and Laura Uba, the author exposes how race operates simultaneously as a sociobiological reality and as an illusion, argues that individuals can be racialized or deracialized depending on their context and location vis-a-vis others in society, explores how racism operates via the construction of a group specific racial "other," and analyzes the strong link between the racial "other" and American ideology. The author further comments on how these findings have practical applicability within clinical practice. This book should be especially useful to professionals in psychology or other social science fields."