Cross-Cultural Research Methods is an introductory teaching tool that shows students and potential researchers how to describe, compare, and analyze patterns that occur in different cultures. This text explains how to form and test hypotheses about cultural variation, whether it be anthropological, sociological, psychological, medical, or political.
Cross-Cultural Research Methods is an introductory teaching tool that shows students and potential researchers how to describe, compare, and analyze patterns that occur in different cultures. This text explains how to form and test hypotheses about cultural variation, whether it be anthropological, sociological, psychological, medical, or political.
Carol R. Ember is executive director of the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University. Melvin Ember is president of the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University. They have co-authored numerous books, including the Choice Outstanding Academic Title award-winning first edition of Cross-Cultural Research Methods and the textbooks Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology, both in their twelfth edition.
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Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1. The Logic of Cross-Cultural Research Chapter 3 Chapter 2. The Research Question Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Theories and Hypotheses Chapter 5 Chapter 4. The Art of Measurement Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Minimizing Error Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Sampling Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Coding Data Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Basics of Statistical Analysis Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Reliability Chapter 11 Chapter 10. Multivariate Analysis Chapter 12 Chapter 11. Summing Up Chapter 13 Appendix: Using the Human Relations Area Files Collections Chapter 14 Glossary