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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
©2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 229 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470575789 0470575786 9780470575765 047057576X 0470479078 9780470479070 1282491725 9781282491724 |