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What is cross-cultural studies?

A comparison of case studies within a sample of cases.
A specialization in anthropology and sister sciences that uses field data from many societies through comparative research to examine the scope of human behavior and test hypotheses about human behavior and culture. (correct)
A controlled comparison among variants of a common derivation.
A survey of ethnographic data within a single society.

What is the first form of cross-cultural comparisons?

Comparison of case studies (correct)
Controlled comparison among variants of a common derivation
Comparison within a sample of cases
Comparison of traits in question.

What is the second form of cross-cultural comparisons?

Controlled comparison among variants of a common derivation (correct)
Comparison of traits in question.
Comparison within a sample of cases
Comparison of case studies

What is the third form of cross-cultural comparisons?

Comparison within a sample of cases (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between comparative and cross-cultural studies?

Comparative studies examines similar characteristics of a few societies, while cross-cultural studies uses a sufficiently large sample so that statistical analysis can be made to show relationships or lack of relationships between the traits in question. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Who carried out the first cross-cultural studies?

Edward Burnett Tylor and Lewis H. Morgan (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is George Murdock known for in cross-cultural studies?

Setting up a number of foundational data sets, including the Human Relations Area Files, and the Ethnographic Atlas. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory?

A framework for cross-cultural communication that describes the effects of a society's culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior, using a structure derived from factor analysis. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory and the usage of emoticons on Twitter?

There is a positive correlation between individualism-collectivism dimension of Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory and people's use of mouth-oriented emoticons. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Cross-cultural studies

A specialization using field data from many societies via comparative research. It examines human behavior's scope and tests hypotheses about human behavior and culture.

First form of cross-cultural comparisons

The initial method involves analyzing and contrasting detailed accounts of individual instances or cases from different cultural contexts.

Second form of cross-cultural comparisons

This approach involves carefully comparing different versions or variations that stem from a shared origin or foundation.

Third form of cross-cultural comparisons

This approach considers the comparison within a sample of cases.

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Comparative vs. Cross-cultural studies

Comparative: examines similar characteristics of a few societies. Cross-cultural: Uses large samples for statistical analysis to show relationships between traits.

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