In Week 3, you selected and submitted a journal article related to cross-cultural research that was published within the last 10 years from one of the following journals for Instructor approval:
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Cross-Cultural Research
International Perspectives in Psychology
Ethos
Use the approved article to complete this Module 4 Assessment
Review the Learning Resources and the media program related to cross-cultural research and the critical analysis of such research and consider how a critical analysis is developed.
Assignment (8 pages excluding title and reference pages):
Part 1: Introduction (2 pages)
In your Introduction to your critical analysis, include the following:
Introduce the research you selected (title, authors)
Describe the study (i.e., purpose of the study)
Describe the problem addressed in the study as well as the research question
Part 2: Methods and Design (2 pages)
Describe the overall design of the study you selected
Describe the type of methodology used (i.e., qualitative, quantitative, or mixed method)
Describe any ethical considerations within the study you selected. If none mentioned, explain any potential ethical issues the researcher(s) might have needed to consider.
Part 3: Culture within Research (4 pages)
This portion of your assessment is your analysis of how the researchers incorporated culture into their research. Include the following:
How did the researcher(s) incorporate the nature of culture within their study?
Are there aspects of the study where researcher(s) could have better incorporated the influence of culture in the sample, methods, analyses or conclusion and how?
If the researcher(s) were given an opportunity to improve on their research, what would you suggest? Be specific.
How would your suggestion facilitate positive social change?
Resourses
Bond, R., & Smith, P. B. (1996). Culture and conformity: A meta-analysis of studies using Asch’s (1952b, 1956) line judgment taskLinks to an external site.. Psychological Bulletin, 119, 111–137.
Schönherr, J. (2017). What’s so special about interaction in social cognition?Links to an external site. Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 8(2), 181–198. doi:10.1007/s13164-016-0299-y
Hofstede, G. (2011). Dimensionalizing cultures: The Hofstede model in contextLinks to an external site.. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1).
Credit Line: International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, & Hofstede, G. (2011). The Hofstede model in context. Retrieved from dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1014. Used with permission of International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An overview of the Schwartz theory of basic valuesLinks to an external site.. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1).
Credit Line: Schwartz, S. H., & International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. (2012). An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values. Retrieved from dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1116. Used with permission of International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Markus, H. R., & Kitayama, S. (2010). Cultures and selves: A cycle of mutual constitutionLinks to an external site.. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5(4), 420–430.
Dion, K. K., & Dion, K. L. (1996). Cultural perspectives on romantic loveLinks to an external site.. Personal Relationships, 3(1), 5–17.
Credit Line: Karandashev, V., & International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. (2015). A Cultural Perspective on Romantic Love. Retrieved from dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1135. Used with permission of International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.
