CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH METHODS
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CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH METHODS
Book Details
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Author: Melvin Ember
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Publisher: Rawat Publications
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Language: English
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Edition: 2013
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ISBN: 9788131605882
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Pages: 236
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Cover: Hardcover
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Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
About the Book
Cross-Cultural Research Methods is an essential introductory guide for students and researchers interested in understanding cultural variation across different societies. The book emphasizes the importance of ethnography and cross-cultural comparison in uncovering universal and variable patterns in human cultures. It offers a practical approach to describing, comparing, and analyzing cultural patterns, providing the tools needed to form and test hypotheses across various disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, psychology, medicine, and political science. By exploring the logic of cross-cultural research, this book guides readers through the critical steps of developing research questions, forming theories and hypotheses, measuring data, minimizing errors, sampling, coding, and conducting statistical analysis. The text also introduces the basics of multivariate analysis and reliability, making it a valuable resource for students and aspiring researchers aiming to grasp the complexities of cultural variation.
Contents
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The Logic of Cross-Cultural Research
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The Research Question
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Theories and Hypotheses
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The Art of Measurement
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Minimizing Error
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Sampling
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Coding Data
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The Basics of Statistical Analysis
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Reliability
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Introducing Multivariate Analysis
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Summing Up
About the Author
Carol R. Ember is the executive director of the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University, while Melvin Ember serves as the president of the same organization. Together, they have co-authored numerous books, including the award-winning Cross-Cultural Research Methods. They have also contributed significantly to textbooks on Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology, both in their twelfth editions, making them renowned scholars in the field of cross-cultural studies.
