Surveying cultures : discovering shared conceptions and sentiments /

"Surveying Cultures explores the traditional and the emerging methods used for surveying cultures. This volume is the first book to deal explicitly with cultural surveys and survey methodology, uniquely combing survey methods, anthropological studies, and psychometric theory. Including a list o...

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Main Author: Heise, David R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Surveying Cultures explores the traditional and the emerging methods used for surveying cultures. This volume is the first book to deal explicitly with cultural surveys and survey methodology, uniquely combing survey methods, anthropological studies, and psychometric theory. Including a list of highlights in each chapter, this resource introduces a theory of measurement for ethnographic studies that employs the consensus-as-culture model. As one of the first in methodology to accurately collect and decipher data on cultural norms and sentiments, this textbook is essential for students in this field of study"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 229 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780470575789
0470575786
9780470575765
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9780470479070
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9781282491724