Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture: A Practical Guide

Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture is a practical manual that provides step-by-step instruction for collecting and analyzing cultural data, illustrating how socially learned knowledge provides group members with shared understandings of the world. It shows how researchers can elicit such thought and behavior via methods such as free lists, pile sorts, cultural consensus and consonance analysis, textual analysis, and personal network research, helping undergraduate and graduate students identify ways to unpack the black box of culture and encouraging more established researchers to integrate techniques for assessing cultural processes into their research, teaching, and practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

A comprehensive and practical guide, "Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture" offers a step-by-step approach to collecting and analyzing cultural data. This concise manual simplifies complex topics through research examples, textual and visual software guides, and hands-on exercises. By showcasing introductory examples, the book illustrates how socially learned knowledge shapes group members' shared understandings of the world, enabling mutually intelligible interactions.

The authors then guide readers through the process of eliciting these culturally shared and thus influential representations of reality, which shape individuals' thinking and practices within social groups. The book specifically demonstrates how researchers can employ methods such as free lists, pile sorts, cultural consensus and consonance analysis, textual analysis, and personal network research to uncover these thought and behavior patterns.

"Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture" is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students seeking to unravel the complexities of culture. Its clear and systematic step-by-step walkthroughs of each method encourage established researchers, educators, and practitioners from diverse fields to integrate techniques for assessing cultural processes into their research, teaching, and practice. By embracing this comprehensive guide, individuals can enhance their understanding of culture and contribute to a more inclusive and culturally sensitive society.

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 173 x 245 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367551513