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Title The Oxford handbook of acculturation and health / edited by Seth J. Schwartz, Jennifer B. Unger
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Oxford library of psychology
Oxford library of psychology.
Contents Cover -- Half title -- Series -- The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health -- Copyright -- Contents -- Oxford Library of Psychology -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Acculturation and Health: State of the Fieldand 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 SophisticatedToolkit
7. Acculturative Stress and Bicultural Stress: Psychological Measurement andMental Health -- 8. Redefining the Contexts of Acculturation Related Stress Among LatinoAdults -- 9. Theory and Measurement of Foreigner Objectification -- 10. Remote Acculturation: Conceptualization, Measurement, andImplications for Health Outcomes -- 11. Methodological Considerations for Comparative Research onAcculturation and Health -- 12. Latino and Asian Immigrant Adult Health: Paradoxes andExplanations
13. Growing Up in the U.S. Inner City: Exploring the AdolescentDevelopment and Acculturation of Urban Suicidal Latinas -- 14. Acculturation and Alcohol Use: The Role of EnvironmentalContexts -- 15. Acculturation and Alcohol Use Among Hispanic and Asian AmericanCollege 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 andEmerging 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 andChronic Disease -- 21. Depression Fotonovela: Integrating Cultural Factors and Entertainment-Education to Improve Depression Literacy in the LatinoCommunity -- 22. Cultural Adaptation of Preventive Interventions in Hispanic Youth -- 23. Systems Contexts for Designing Culturally Adapted PreventionInterventions -- 24. Promoting Biculturalism in Order to Prevent Behavioral and MentalHealth Problems in Immigrant Families
25. Future Directions for Research on Acculturation and Health -- Index
Summary The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health brings together acculturation theory and methodology with work linking acculturative processes to overall health outcomes. The blending of these two streams of literature is critical to move advances in acculturation theory and research into practical application for researchers, practitioners, educators, and policy makers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Immigrants -- Health and hygiene -- United States
Health behavior -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies
Acculturation -- Health aspects -- United States
Acculturation.
Health behavior.
Immigrants.
Hispanic Americans.
Minorities -- Health and hygiene -- Textbooks
Acculturation
Health Status
Health Behavior
Emigrants and Immigrants
Hispanic or Latino
Immigrants
Hispanic Americans
Acculturation
Health behavior
Immigrants -- Health and hygiene
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
Author Schwartz, Seth J., 1971- editor.
Unger, Jennifer, editor
ISBN 9780190215217
0190215216
9780190632496
0190632496