Mental Health in East Asia

Auteur

Anson Au, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. An award-winning author of over forty scientific articles, he is an expert sociologist on economic sociology, social networks, digitalization, and professions and organizations, with a regional focus on East Asia.

Texte du rabat

This pioneering monograph examines how culture informs popular understandings and experiences of mental health in East Asia, as well as providing resolutions for the future.

Contenu

1. Invigorating the Role of Culture in Mental Health 2. Cultural Beliefs about Mental Health: Gender Ideology, Emotional Suppression, and the Stigmatization of Mental Health 3. Cultural Beliefs, Mental Health, and Stigma: A Network Perspective 4. Cultural Beliefs and Social Support 5. Cultural Beliefs and Professional Services 6. Cultural Beliefs and Social Media 7. Mental Health in a New Modernity of Disenfranchisement and Risk