Body Image and the Asian Experience: Asians, Asian Americans, and Asian Diasporas Across the Globe

Body Image and the Asian Experience: Asians, Asian Americans, and Asian Diasporas Across the Globe discusses the lack of knowledge and misinformation about body image for people of Asian descent, including Asian nationals dwelling in Asia and those in the diaspora (Asian Americans, Asian immigrants in the UK, Australia, etc.). The first section reviews the past and current theories of body image, specifically for people of Asian descent. The next section presents the current research on body image an Asian Americans and Asians around the globe, including specific demographic and social identity groups. The last section examines practical implications in the aspects of mental health, interpersonal and social relationships, and identify development as informed by body image issues. Examines body image of individuals of Asian descent from existing major theories of body imageIdentifies factors critical for understanding body image issues among sexual and gender minority males of Asian descentReviews concerns related to body image, including mental health, relationships with others, and sense of self INDICE: 1. An Introduction: Understanding body image from historical and contemporary perspectivesSECTION 1: Historical and New Theoretical Perspectives2. Theoretical models of Asian body image3. Decolonization of the Asian bodySECTION 2: Current State of Body Image Research of Asian and the Diasporas4. Body Image Assessment5. Asian female body image research in the U.S., Part I6. Asian female body image research in the U.S., Part II7. Asian female body image research Globally - Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore)8. Asian female body image research Globally - Outside of Asian (the Asian diasporas, such as the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, etc.)9. Asian male body image10. Sexual and gender minority Asian body imageSECTION 3: Practice Implication11. Mental health: disordered eating12. Mental health: Mood and other disorders13. Social Implications: Parenting, relationships, family, school14. Sense of self, identity development, and self-esteem15. Future directions/Closing chapter

• ISBN: 978-0-323-99980-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 325
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés