A postmodern psychology of Asian Americans : creating knowledge of a racial minority / Laura Uba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Uba, Laura.

Series:

SUNY series, alternatives in psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Psychology.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Race identity.

Postmodernism--United States--Psychological aspects.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Modernist Epistemology

Postmodernism

Privileged Methodological Texts and Narratives

Constructions of Race and Culture

Acculturation and Assimilation

Ethnicity and Identity

Conclusion

Traditional Types of Psychological Studies

Deconstructing in the Classroom

Notes

References

Name Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-190) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780791489079

0791489078

9780585462905

0585462909

OCLC:

61367517