Career Decision Ambiguity Tolerance of Asian Men in the United States

Asian men in the United States often face race-based occupational segregation and gender-role pressure. Career decision ambiguity tolerance (CDAT) can be a source of psychological adaptation in these individuals’ complex contexts. We conducted a cluster analysis to investigate the CDAT profiles among the sample of Asian men and their associations with adherence to Asian cultural values and masculine norms, racial occupational barriers, and subjective well-being. Results showed that the participants who were more tolerant of career decision ambiguity tended to engage more in career behaviors and show higher psychological well-being. Participants who were more anxious about career decision ambiguity showed higher adherence to Asian cultural values and some traditional masculine norms. The results may indicate higher career intervention needs of Asian men with stronger adherence to traditional cultural and gender norms at the face of unpredictable career decision-making.

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Questioning Racial and Gender Bias in AI-based Recommendations: Do Espoused National Cultural Values Matter?

Information Systems Frontiers ◽

10.1007/s10796-021-10156-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Manjul Gupta ◽

Carlos M. Parra ◽

Denis Dennehy

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Gender Bias ◽

The United States ◽

Compelling Evidence ◽

Research Attention ◽

Academic Literature ◽

Gender Biases ◽

Significant Research ◽

And Gender

AbstractOne realm of AI, recommender systems have attracted significant research attention due to concerns about its devastating effects to society’s most vulnerable and marginalised communities. Both media press and academic literature provide compelling evidence that AI-based recommendations help to perpetuate and exacerbate racial and gender biases. Yet, there is limited knowledge about the extent to which individuals might question AI-based recommendations when perceived as biased. To address this gap in knowledge, we investigate the effects of espoused national cultural values on AI questionability, by examining how individuals might question AI-based recommendations due to perceived racial or gender bias. Data collected from 387 survey respondents in the United States indicate that individuals with espoused national cultural values associated to collectivism, masculinity and uncertainty avoidance are more likely to question biased AI-based recommendations. This study advances understanding of how cultural values affect AI questionability due to perceived bias and it contributes to current academic discourse about the need to hold AI accountable.

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An International Comparison of Attitudes Toward Traditional and Modern Medicine in a Chinese and an American Clinic Setting

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1093/ecam/nen065 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2011 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Adam Burke ◽

Tony Kuo ◽

Rick Harvey ◽

Jun Wang

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Patient Characteristics ◽

The United States ◽

Modern Medicine ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Improved Outcomes ◽

Patient Groups ◽

International Comparative ◽

And Gender

Introduction. International comparative research on traditional medicine (TM) offers a useful method for examining differences in patient characteristics and can provide insight into: (i) more universal characteristics which may cross cultures and international borders; (ii) unique characteristics influenced by regional/national factors; and (iii) cultural values of immigrant populations. To explore these issues TM patients from the United States and China were compared.Methods.Data collection took place at two TM college clinics. A convenience sample of 128 patients in China and 127 patients in the United States completed a 28-item questionnaire.Results.There was a marked similarity between the two patient groups in terms of the biological characteristics of age and gender. Musculoskeletal issues were the most common presenting complaints in the United States; while in China TM was used for a more diverse array of conditions. The majority of patients in both countries had initially used allopathic medicine (AM); significantly, more of the United States respondents stopped allopathic treatment after beginning traditional treatment. In comparing the two countries, patients in China were significantly more satisfied with AM and American patients significantly more satisfied with TM. In comparing the two medicines, the patient samples in both countries were significantly more satisfied with TM than AM.Discussion.Although treatment often originated with allopathic providers, many patients sought alternatives presumably to find the best solution to their problems. This tendency toward self-assignment suggests that a pluralistic healthcare system may provide the greatest satisfaction resulting from personal choice and improved outcomes.

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Rethinking Innovation: Context and Gender

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a3710 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 681-701 ◽

Cited By ~ 99

Author(s):

Megan K Blake ◽

Susan Hanson

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Local Development ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Economic Advantage ◽

Economic Sectors ◽

Contextual Influence ◽

The Social ◽

And Gender ◽

The Many

Geographers have a keen interest in innovation because of its connection to regional economic advantage. We argue that, to date, understandings of innovation are predominantly technological and product driven and defined in universal terms such that the nature of innovation is stripped of its contextual influence and is overly masculinist. Through combined analysis of interview material from two complementary studies on the gendering of entrepreneurship based in the United States, this paper challenges current conceptualisations of innovation within geography. We show how the context, both social and geographical, of an innovation is elementary to its identification as innovative. Moreover, we reveal some of the many instances of innovation that occur in economic sectors and by agents that are typically ignored or undervalued by current research and by policy. Our analysis challenges researchers and policymakers to expand their concepts of regional and urban development beyond those processes associated with technologically defined and growth-oriented originality, such that notions of local development may enhance the social well-being of places and be more gender inclusive.

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Variations of career decision ambiguity tolerance between China and the United States and between high school and college

Journal of Vocational Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.jvb.2016.01.007 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 93 ◽

pp. 120-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Hui Xu ◽

Zhi-Jin Hou ◽

Terence J.G. Tracey ◽

Xin Zhang

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

High School ◽

Career Decision ◽

The United States ◽

Ambiguity Tolerance

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190067991.013.18 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 198-207

Author(s):

Emily Hunt ◽

Cindy Y. Huang

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Asian American ◽

Pacific Islander ◽

The United States ◽

Future Research ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

Psychological research on sexual and gender minority (SGM) people of color has grown in recent years; however, little is still understood about the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs. The purpose of this chapter is to synthesize the current research that examines the intersections of the racial identity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, SGM identity, and the mental health of Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs. Historical contexts of attitudes toward SGMs in Asian and Pacific Island countries as well as in the United States are provided to contextualize the specific sociocultural issues faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs in the United States. The authors also discuss the role of specific Asian American and Pacific Islander cultural values such as gender norms, family values, and loss of face in the development and expression of SGM identity. This chapter also examines the unique mental health risks faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs through the lens of double minority stress. The authors conclude with recommendations for directions of future research.

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Current Perspectives on Latino Men’s Health

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine ◽

10.1177/1559827611426530 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 268-276 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Julie Gast ◽

Terry Peak

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Health Care ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Access To Health Care ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

The United States ◽

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Latino Men ◽

Health Concerns

Health concerns for Latinos, the largest ethnic minority in the United States, merit attention by policy makers. Given the importance of the Latino population to the economic well-being of the United States, ensuring good health for this group is crucial. Lack of access to health care is the most obvious barrier to maintaining good health for Latinos, but it is not the only important factor. Sociocultural factors, including acculturation, culturally competent health professionals, immigration status, income, and education are also influential to health concerns. Recommendations to decrease health disparities among Latino men include theoretically based health interventions, better integration of research findings, working with local communities, and incorporating Latino masculine values into both health care and health education. Given the importance of the sociocultural factors, the discussion that follows emphasizes these and the interaction of these factors with Latino cultural values.

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Economic Populism and Producerism: European Right-Wing Populist Parties in a Transatlantic Perspective

Populism ◽

10.1163/25888072-02011022 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-28 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gilles Ivaldi ◽

Oscar Mazzoleni

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Tea Party ◽

Economic Policies ◽

Right Wing ◽

Donald Trump ◽

Economic Dimension ◽

Right Wing Populism

Abstract This article aims to develop a conceptual framework to address the economic dimension of right-wing populism. Moving beyond classic left-right economics and the divide between economic and cultural approaches, it argues that the political economy of right-wing populists is intertwined with cultural values in the construction of the ‘true’ people as an economic community whose well-being is in decline and under threat, and therefore needs to be restored. Looking at populist traditions across Europe and the United States, the paper emphasizes the significance of ‘producerist’ frames in economic populism. This is illustrated through an empirical analysis of differences and similarities in the economic policies and discourses of three established right-wing populist parties based in Europe (FN, SVP and UKIP), and the Tea Party and Donald Trump in the United States. We find that economic populist frames are common to all of the parties under scrutiny, albeit subject, however, to different interpretations of the producerist antagonism and groups. Our findings confirm that the intersection between economic populism and producerism provides a new—and fruitful—perspective on right-wing populism, while simultaneously demonstrating the relevance of a transatlantic approach to the study of the populist phenomenon.

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