DESCRIPTION:
The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health expertly brings together two very distinct, but complementary, streams of work and thought: theoretical and methodological work on acculturation, and the applied work linking acculturation to various health outcomes among international migrants and their families. In this important volume, the work of landmark acculturation theorists and methodologists come together to showcase applied epidemiologic and intervention work on the issues facing acculturation and public health today.
Edited by Seth J. Schwartz and Jennifer B. Unger, this Handbook is divided into two important parts for readers. Part one features chapters that are dedicated to theoretical and methodological work on acculturation, including definitional issues, measurement issues, and procedures for studying acculturation across immigrant groups and national contexts. The second part focuses on the links between acculturation and various health outcomes, such as obesity, physical activity, drug and alcohol abuse, mental health, delinquency, and suicide.
Notably, because a majority of the research on acculturation and health has been conducted on Hispanic immigration, this volume contextualizes that research and offers readers compelling insight for how to apply these principles to other immigrant groups in the United States and around the world.
CONTENTS:
1. Acculturation and Health: State of the Field and Recommended Directions
2. Theories and Models of Acculturation
3. Biculturalism: Negotiating Multiple Cultural Streams
4. Acculturation, Vitality, and Bilingual Healthcare
5. Acculturation Research Critiques and Alternative Research Designs
6. Acculturation Measurement: From Simple Proxies to Sophisticated Toolkit
7. Acculturative Stress and Bicultural Stress: Psychological Measurement and Mental Health
8. Redefining the Contexts of Acculturation Related Stress Among Latino Adults
9. Theory and Measurement of Foreigner Objectification
10. Remote Acculturation: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Implications for Health Outcomes
11. Methodological Considerations for Comparative Research on Acculturation and Health
12. Latino and Asian Immigrant Adult Health: Paradoxes and Explanations
13. Growing up in the U.S. Inner City: Exploring the Adolescent Development and Acculturation of Urban Suicidal Latinas
14. Acculturation and Alcohol Use: The Role of Environmental Contexts
15. Acculturation and Alcohol Use Among Hispanic and Asian American College Students: What Do We Know and Where Could We Go?
16. Acculturation and Tobacco/Illicit Drug Use in Hispanic Youth
17. Acculturation and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults from Immigrant Families
18. Acculturation and Violence in Minority Adolescents
19. Acculturation and Physical Activity Among Latinos
20. Developing a Theoretical Framework for Studies on Acculturation and Chronic Disease
21. Depression Fotonovela: Integrating Cultural Factors and Entertainment-Education to Improve Depression Literacy in the Latino Community
22. Cultural Adaptation of Preventive Interventions in Hispanic Youth
23. Systems Contexts for Designing Culturally-Adapted Prevention Interventions
24. Promoting Biculturalism in Order to Prevent Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Immigrant Families
25. Future Directions for Research on Acculturation and Health
