{"product_id":"9780807026847","title":"The Yellow Perspective: An Asian Man's Reckoning with Masculinity and Reinvention","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKreider, Kevin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/20\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing his own experiences as a guide, mental health advocate and television personality Kevin Kreider explores masculinity in American culture through the lens of Asian American men\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Perspective \u003c\/i\u003eexplores social barriers and emotional challenges men—especially Asian men—face in a society still committed to antiquated norms for masculinity. Kevin Kreider examines how cultural perceptions can adversely influence an individual’s thought processes, impact their actions, and negatively affect their mental and physical health, potentially leading to depression, anxiety, and anger, or destructive behaviors like substance abuse and self-harm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book speaks directly to the experience of so many Asian men, in particular. Kreider draws on his experience in as a transracial adoptee and his personal discoveries in therapy to examine the emasculation of Asian men by Western society, and looks at the degrading stereotypes and ingrained biases that have constrained Asian men, undermined their integrity, limited their opportunities, and reinforced a sense of inferiority. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile all men have a complicated relationship with masculine ideals, Asian men in particular will recognize themselves in Kreider’s writing.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48897748467967,"sku":"9780807026847","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780807026847","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}