research methods: cross cultural Flashcards
describe what is meant by cross cultural research
designs carried out to compare an attitude/behaviour in different cultures
- allows psychologists to see what is common and what is culturally specific
how can cross cultural research be used to investigate the nature nurture debate?
- if a behaviour is the same across cultures, it is argued that this is due to nature
- if there is a cultural difference, it is due to nurture
why do we need cross cultural research?
- psychological study may be ethnocentric
- CC research makes it ethnographic
- improves generalisability
define emic
studying a culture from within to find out about norms and identify relevant behaviours to that culture
define etic
studying a culture from to look at norms between and attempt to find generalisable trends
generalisability strength
reduces ethnocentrism
validity/reliability strength
comparing measurements between cultural groups shows how culture influences V/R of diagnoses
reliability strength
standardised procedures allow accurate comparisons
validity weakness
clash between cultural values of ppts and those of the researcher - interpretation of behaviours become subjective due to researchers cultural background
ethics weakness
lead to cultural stereotypes
what is ethnography?
exploring cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject in the study
why is ethnography the best form of cross cultural research
- gives researcher direct access to culture of a group
- learning first hand about behaviour / interactions in a particular context
what is intersectionality?
analytical framework for understanding how a persons social/political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination
why does intersectionality highlight the importance of cross cultural research?
acknowledges that people who share more than 1 group identity have different experiences
