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Acculturation, socio-economic assimilation, and health among Asian Americans.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Acculturation, socio-economic assimilation, and health among Asian Americans./
Author:	Morooka, Hideki.
Description:	291 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-04, Section: A, page: 1553.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International69-04A.
Subject:	Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3311710
ISBN:	9780549591900

Acculturation, socio-economic assimilation, and health among Asian Americans.
Morooka, Hideki.

Acculturation, socio-economic assimilation, and health among Asian Americans. - 291 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-04, Section: A, page: 1553.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Albany, 2008.

This dissertation research examines occupational attainment and health conditions among Asian Americans. It is well established that Asian Americans are fairly represented in professional occupations due to their educational attainment. However, Asian Americans are less represented in managerial positions. The mechanisms for this are not well understood. Similar to the high occupational attainment, Asian Americans are also one of the groups that have the best health outcomes. I argue that the evidence of positive health of Asian Americans is a result of the high percentage (70%) of foreign-born population and their decision to continue the lifestyle practices and cultural beliefs from their country of origin. As immigrants adapt to the American lifestyle, an "Americanization" appears after a period of time to some extent, and occupational disparities and health advantages should gradually diminish. Specifically the major research questions are: (1) how do the immigrant generation and Asian ethnicity matter and what kind of factors affect the attainment of managerial occupations; and (2) how does acculturation into American society affect Asian Americans in chronic conditions and the risk factors such as obesity, cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, and heavy alcohol consumption by their immigrant generation and the length of residence in the United States. This dissertation research takes advantage of rich data from the 2000 U.S. Census and the National Health Interview Survey for Years 2000-2005. The most recent datasets hold sufficient sample size of native-born Asian Americans and provide the researcher a unique opportunity to capture intergenerational trends by categorizing immigrant generation into three groups: (1) the first-generation; (2) the 1.5-generation, and (3) the native-born Asian Americans. In light of evidence that there is a substantial heterogeneity among Asian Americans, distinguish Asian ethnicities to the extent possible. The findings suggest that (1) Asian Americans show higher levels of occupational attainment in both managerial and professional positions as immigrant generation progresses, and that (2) health advantages diminish as Asian Americans remain in the United States for a longer period of time and get acculturated.

ISBN: 9780549591900Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017474
Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies.

Acculturation, socio-economic assimilation, and health among Asian Americans.
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