Analyzing Cultures
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Analyzing Cultures
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Author : Marcel Danesi
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1999-11-22
Analyzing Cultures written by Marcel Danesi and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-11-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Designed for classroom use in a number of disciplines, this comprehensive introduction to cultural semiotics is also an easy-to-use reference for those who would like a better understanding of the topic. No other text provides this kind of practical framework for the classroom study of semiotics. Each of the 12 chapters is clearly written and self-contained.
Cross Cultural Analysis
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Author : Michael Minkov
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2012-06-06
Cross Cultural Analysis written by Michael Minkov and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-06 with Social Science categories.
The first comprehensive and statistically significant analysis of the predictive powers of each cross-cultural model, based on nation-level variables from a range of large-scale database sources such as the World Values Survey, the Pew Research Center, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the UN Statistics Division, UNDP, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, TIMSS, OECD PISA. Tables with scores for all culture-level dimensions in all major cross-cultural analyses (involving 20 countries or more) that have been published so far in academic journals or books. The book will be an invaluable resource to masters and PhD students taking advanced courses in cross-cultural research and analysis in Management, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and related programs. It will also be a must-have reference for academics studying cross-cultural dimensions and differences across the social and behavioral sciences.
Systematic Methods For Analyzing Culture
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Author : H.J. François Dengah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Systematic Methods For Analyzing Culture written by H.J. François Dengah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Cognition categories.
Culture S Consequences
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Author : Katherine Erdman
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2018-02-21
Culture S Consequences written by Katherine Erdman and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Dutch anthropologist Geert Hofstede is recognized as a pioneer in the fields of international management and social psychology – and his work is a perfect example of the ways in which interpretative skills can help solve problems and provide the foundation for strong thinking and understanding both in business and beyond. Hofstede’s central achievement was setting up an efficient interpretative framework for understanding the cultural differences between one country and another. Working for the international computing company IBM in the late 1960s, Hofstede noted that such cultural differences had huge consequences for international organizations. Up until then, while many inside and outside of business recognized the importance of these differences, little had been done to define precisely what cultural difference was and in what areas of life it was expressed. Hofstede’s insight was that if one could interpret and define the dimensions of cultural difference, it would be possible to measure them and act accordingly. From a vast survey of IBM’s employees in several countries, Hofstede originally defined five dimensions of culture: every society could be rated for each dimension, providing a useful guide to the kinds of cultural differences at play. As ever, good interpretative skills provided the basis for better understanding.
An Analysis Of Clifford Geertz S The Interpretation Of Cultures
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Author : Abena Dadze-Arthur
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2017-07-05
An Analysis Of Clifford Geertz S The Interpretation Of Cultures written by Abena Dadze-Arthur and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
Clifford Geertz has been called ‘the most original anthropologist of his generation’ – and this reputation rests largely on the huge contributions to the methodology and approaches of anthropological interpretation that he outlined in The Interpretation of Cultures. The centrality of interpretative skills to anthropology is uncontested: in a subject that is all about understanding mankind, and which seeks to outline the differences and the common ground that exists between cultures, interpretation is the crucial skillset. For Geertz, however, standard interpretative approaches did not go deep enough, and his life’s work concentrated on deepening and perfecting his subject’s interpretative skills. Geertz is best known for his definition of ‘culture,’ and his theory of ‘thick description,’ an influential technique that depends on fresh interpretative approaches. For Geertz, ‘cultures’ are ‘webs of meaning’ in which everyone is suspended. Understanding culture, therefore, is not so much a matter of going in search of law, but of setting out an interpretative framework for meaning that focuses directly on attempts to define the real meaning of things within a given culture. The best way to do this, for Geertz, is via ‘thick description:’ a way of recording things that explores context and surroundings, and articulates meaning within the web of culture. Ambitious and bold, Geertz’s greatest creation is a method all critical thinkers can learn from.
An Analysis Of Clifford Geertz S The Interpretation Of Cultures
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Author : Abena Dadze-Arthur
language : en
Publisher: Macat Library
Release Date : 2017-07-15
An Analysis Of Clifford Geertz S The Interpretation Of Cultures written by Abena Dadze-Arthur and has been published by Macat Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-15 with Culture categories.
Up to the mid 20th century, generations of anthropologists had imported their own value systems into their work, regardless of where they were studying.
Popular Culture And High Culture
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Author : Herbert J. Gans
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2008-08-04
Popular Culture And High Culture written by Herbert J. Gans and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-04 with Social Science categories.
Is NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards?In this new edition of Herbert Gans's brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality of high cultural standards. While conceding that popular and high culture have converged to some extent over the twenty-five years since he wrote the book, Gans holds that the choices of typical Ivy League graduates, not to mention Ph.D.'s in literature, are still very different from those of high school graduates, as are the movie houses, television channels, museums, and other cultural institutions they frequent.This new edition benefits greatly from Gans's discussion of the ”politicization” of culture over the last quarter-century. Popular Culture and High Culture is a must read for anyone interested in the vicissitudes of taste in American society.
Research Design And Methods For Studying Cultures
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Author : Victor de Munck
language : en
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Release Date : 2009-06-16
Research Design And Methods For Studying Cultures written by Victor de Munck and has been published by AltaMira Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-16 with Social Science categories.
This is a practical guidebook for conducting field research on cultural issues. The first third of the book describes how one constructs a research design. The rest of the book describes different methods that the author used during his own NSF sponsored cross-cultural research on romantic love in Russia, Lithuania, and the U.S. The methods described are: freelists, pile or Q sorts questionnaires, consensus analysis, interviews, process analysis, and participant observation. Participant observation is intentionally left to the end, to emphasize that it is the most difficult of all methods and also to show that participant observations is a more powerful tool when preceded by more structured and systematic methods of data collection. The strengths and weaknesses of these methods are discussed as are the 'pitfalls' that occur when a research design is implemented in the field. The book is useful for anyone who is preparing to conduct fieldwork on socio- cultural issues.
Culture Truth
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Author : Renato Rosaldo
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Release Date : 1989
Culture Truth written by Renato Rosaldo and has been published by Beacon Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Social Science categories.
Exposing the inadequacies of old conceptions of static cultures and detached observers, the book argues instead for social science to acknowledge and celebrate diversity, narrative, emotion, and subjectivity.
Cross Cultural Analysis
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Author : Eldad Davidov
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011
Cross Cultural Analysis written by Eldad Davidov and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Education categories.
Intended to bridge the gap between the latest methodological developments and cross-cultural research, this interdisciplinary resource presents the latest strategies for analyzing cross-cultural data. Techniques are demonstrated through the use of applications that employ cross national data sets such as the latest European Social Survey. With an emphasis on the generalized latent variable approach, internationallyâe"prominent researchers from a variety of fields explain how the methods work, how to apply them, and how they relate to other methods presented in the book. Syntax and graphical and verbal explanations of the techniques are included. A website features some of the data sets and syntax commands used in the book. Applications from the behavioral and social sciences that use real data-sets demonstrate: The use of samples from 17 countries to validate the resistance to change scale across these nations How to test the cross-national invariance properties of social trust The interplay between social structure, religiosity, values, and social attitudes A comparison of anti-immigrant attitudes and patterns of religious orientations across European countries. The book is divided into techniques for analyzing cross-cultural data within the generalized-latent-variable approach: multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis and multiple-group structural equation modeling; multi-level analysis; latent class analysis; and item-response theory. Since researchers from various disciplines often use different methodological approaches, a consistent framework for describing and applying each method is used so as to cross âe~methodological bordersâe(tm) between disciplines. Some chapters describe the basic strategy and how it relates to other techniques presented in the book, others apply the techniques and address specific research questions, and a few combine the two. A table in the preface highlights for each chapter: a description of the contents, the statistical methods used, the goal(s) of the analysis, and the data set employed. This book is intended for researchers, practitioners, and advanced students interested in cross-cultural research. Because the applications span a variety of disciplines, the book will appeal to researchers and students in: psychology, political science, sociology, education, marketing and economics, geography, criminology, psychometrics, epidemiology, and public health, as well as those interested in methodology. It is also appropriate for an advanced methods course in cross-cultural analysis.