Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Hsiu-Lan Cheng (Assistant Professor, University of San Francisco, CA) ,
Yuying Tsong (California State University Fullerton, USA)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
ISBN: 9780323999809
ISBN 10: 0323999808
Pages: 325
Publication Date: 01 December 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Author Information
Dr. Hsiu-Lan Cheng's research examines help-seeking attitudes and mental health concerns (particularly depression, body image concerns, disordered eating) from the intersection of racial and ethnic minority psychology, objectification theory, attachment theory, and positive psychology. She is particularly interested in understanding the contextualization of mental health and psychological wellbeing within the sociocultural milieu of racism, sexism, classism, immigration, and acculturation. Dr. Cheng’s most recent research projects involve collaboration with San Francisco Chinatown community agencies to highlight the understudied and underserved mental health concerns within the immigrant population. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of San Francisco, Dr. Cheng worked as an assistant professor of counseling psychology at New Mexico State University and a practicing counseling psychologist at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Dr. Cheng's research has been funded by the American Psychological Association. She is a fellow of the Minority Fellowship Program of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Cheng was named amongst the 99 Top Professors in Counseling, Psychology and Therapy list in the Masters in Counseling Information Guide. Dr. Yuying Tsong, associate professor in the Department of Human Services, is trained as a Counseling Psychologist and researcher with experiences and expertise in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and has conducted research in the areas of Asian American Psychology (e.g., help-seeking, immigration’s effects on family, acculturative stress, transnational families), ethnic and sexual minority mental health, and women’s issues (e.g., body dissatisfaction, eating disorders).
