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Probleme der kulturvergleichenden Umfrageforschung

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Haas, Helene

Abstract

This paper calls attention to important methodological problems in cross-cultural survey research and questionnaire construction. Different sorts of bias limit the comparability of data: respondents give socially desirable rather than true answers, their cultural responsesets show different tendenci... view more

This paper calls attention to important methodological problems in cross-cultural survey research and questionnaire construction. Different sorts of bias limit the comparability of data: respondents give socially desirable rather than true answers, their cultural responsesets show different tendencies toward acquiescence and extreme-response checking, they have different denotations and connotations of key expressions in mind and find some items ambiguous or perceive them as doublebarrel questions. The most severe limitations to comparative validity lie in the difficulty of finding equivalent translations for questionnaires. Scalar equivalence is related both to translation and cultural responsesets. Adequate sampling is an additional challenge to comparative cross-cultural studies. Cross-cultural survey researchers recommend a wide range of validation procedures, but a unified and secured methodology has yet to be developed. Until that time, statements about cultural differences should not be accepted uncritically by researchers or the public.... view less

Keywords
questionnaire; intercultural comparison; cultural difference; survey research

Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature

Document language
German

Publication Year
2007

Page/Pages
p. 3-20

Journal
interculture journal: Online-Zeitschrift für interkulturelle Studien, 6 (2007) 5

Issue topic
Probleme und Möglichkeiten der Messung von Kultur

ISSN
2196-9485

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution


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