In the article, Asian American Men’s Internalization of Western Media Appearance
Ideals, Social Comparison, and Acculturative Stress, author Keum, B.T., (2016), talks about the internalization between Asian men towards western media appearances. The social media exposes western appearance that Asian American men may compare themselves to. According to Keum (2016), “Social comparison theory posits that people make upward comparisons to others who may be better off in achieving the idealized standards in society” (pg. 256). The study in the article explores how the appearance in Western media caused acculturative stress amongst Asian American Men. Asian Americans were using media to try and imitate the Western media ideal appearances. However,
Ideals, Social Comparison, and Acculturative Stress, author Keum, B.T., (2016), talks about the internalization between Asian men towards western media appearances. The social media exposes western appearance that Asian American men may compare themselves to. According to Keum (2016), “Social comparison theory posits that people make upward comparisons to others who may be better off in achieving the idealized standards in society” (pg. 256). The study in the article explores how the appearance in Western media caused acculturative stress amongst Asian American Men. Asian Americans were using media to try and imitate the Western media ideal appearances. However,