SOME METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH.

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Abstract:

Four central methodological problems in cross-cultural research are discussed a the comparability of samples, b ethnic impact on the definition of researchable problems, c the comparability of research instruments, and d the cultural bounds on data interpretations. The article deliberately poses the problems without prescribing research designs but suggests some alternative approaches to their short-run resolution. Author

Author(s):
Berrien, F. K.
Author Organization(s):
HAWAII UNIV HONOLULU EAST-WEST CENTER FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Pagination:
0027

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-1
Contract/Grant Number(s):
Nonr-4806(00)
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*CULTURE, *RESEARCH MANAGEMENT, SOCIOMETRICS, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY), JAPAN, UNITED STATES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Sociology and Law, Psychology
Report Date:
1966 Apr 01