PRACTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH Since all research is in a sense comparative, it is sometimes argued that methods and requirements remain the same, no matter what country or nationality is involved. The editors of this volume contend that this philosophy is an oversimplification. Although comparative survey research builds on and benefits from best practices established in monocultural research, cross-cultural research requires methodologies which address the central issues of equivalence of measurement and comparability of findings. The literature dealing with these issues has tended to be piecemeal, scattered across disciplines, and focused on specific questionnaires and the needs of single disciplines. This book provides the first systematic, interdisciplinary and hands-on treatment of the issues of greatest saliency for comparative survey research within and across countries. Breaking new ground in its approach, Cross-Cultural Survey Methods describes how to recognize and deal with the major obstacles at each stage of researching, striving for equivalence and comparability. Topics include: * Designing and crafting questionnaires for comparative subjects, including questionnaire translation * Error and bias issues in cross-national surveys * Techniques for analyzing bias and equivalence * Statistical techniques for substantive analysis and the use of multidimensional scaling to analyze bias and research questions * Important issues of preparing data for secondary analysis, such as data access, and documentation * An introduction to meta-analysis in comparative survey research Consistently readable and grounded in the expertise of noted international authorities, this volume fills an increasing need for practical methodologies for cross-cultural research.

Cross-Cultural Survey Methods

Politics & Social Sciences

Harkness, Janet A.

Mohler, Peter Ph.

van de Vijver, Fons J.R.

Social Sciences

Wiley-Interscience

Multilevel Analysis of Individuals and Cultures

In this book, top specialists address theoretical, methodological, and empirical multilevel models as they relate to the analysis of individual and cultural data. Divided into four parts, the book opens with the basic conceptual and theoretical issues in multilevel research, including the fallacies of such research. Part II describes the methodological aspects of multilevel research, including data-analytic and structural equation modeling techniques. Applications and models from various research areas including control, values, organizational behavior, social beliefs, well-being, personality, response styles, school performance, family, and acculturation, are explored in Part III. This section also deals with validity issues in aggregation models. The book concludes with an overview of the kinds of questions addressed in multilevel models and highlights the theoretical and methodological issues yet to be explored. This book is intended for researchers and advanced students in psychology, sociology, social work, marriage and family therapy, public health, anthropology, education, economics, political science, and cultural and ethnic studies who study the relationship between behavior and culture.

Poortinga, Ype H.

Van Hemert, Dianne A.

Reference

Psychology Press

Methods and Data Analysis for Cross-Cultural Research (Culture and Psychology, Series Number 116)

This book gives an up-to-date overview of methodological and data-analytical issues of cross-cultural studies. Written by leading experts in the field, it presents the most important tools for doing cross-cultural research and outlines design considerations, methods, and analytical techniques that can improve ecological validity and help researchers to avoid pitfalls in cross-cultural psychology. By focusing on the relevant research questions that can be tackled with particular methods, it provides practical guidance on how to translate conceptual questions into decisions on study design and statistical techniques. Featuring examples from cognitive and educational assessment, personality, health, and intercultural communication and management, and illustrating key techniques in feature boxes, this concise and accessible guide is essential reading for researchers, graduate students, and professionals who work with culture-comparative data.

Medical Books

Leung, Kwok

Psychology

Cambridge University Press

This book puts forward a new model of acculturation combining psychological, sociolinguistic and identity theories&nbsp;to study Turkish immigrants across the globe. The authors argue that such a multidisciplinary perspective is very important in understanding acculturation processes in migrants, particularly for pivotal aspects such as language and identity.&nbsp;Studying one group or several groups within a country is the most common methodological approach in acculturation studies. The authors argue on the basis of their extensive ethnographic work that focusing on one immigrant ethnic group across countries instead provides deeper insights into interactive acculturation orientations of both the receiving societies and immigrant groups.&nbsp;They therefore&nbsp;synthesize findings from their work on Turkish immigrants in Australia and several countries in Europe.&nbsp;Moreover, they include extensive accounts of acculturation across several generations of Turkish migrants, thereby giving readers insights into the long-term acculturation process.&nbsp;The book critically discusses language maintenance and shift,&nbsp;child-rearing practices and socialization beliefs, and&nbsp;educational achievement in Turkish immigrants, and uses a mixed-methods approach.&nbsp;It is meant for researchers and policy makers interested in acculturation and the role of the acculturation context. <div> </div> <div>In a nutshell, the book stresses the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of linguistic habits and cultural integration tendencies and convinces the reader about the complexity of the background factors that play a role in shaping the behaviour of immigrant minorities. Anyone who reads the book will be equipped with the skills to critically assess research on immigrant language maintenance. </div>

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Acculturation in Turkish Immigrants: Identity, Language and Education Across Generations

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Yagmur, Kutlay

Psychology & Counseling

Springer

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