
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Quantitative Data Collection Sources
- 1 Student Samples in Research
- 2 Mechanical Turk: A Versatile Tool in the Behavioral Scientist’s Toolkit
- 3 Social Media Research
- 4 Prolific: Crowdsourcing Academic Online Research
- 5 Field Research
- 6 Organizational Research
- 7 Integrating Culture in Research
- 8 Mixed Methods and Multimethod Research
- Part II Important Methodological Considerations
- Part III Self-Report Measures
- Part IV Behavioral Measures
- Part V Physiological Measures
- Part VI Qualitative Data Collection Sources
- Index
- References
7 - Integrating Culture in Research
from Part I - Quantitative Data Collection Sources
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 December 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Quantitative Data Collection Sources
- 1 Student Samples in Research
- 2 Mechanical Turk: A Versatile Tool in the Behavioral Scientist’s Toolkit
- 3 Social Media Research
- 4 Prolific: Crowdsourcing Academic Online Research
- 5 Field Research
- 6 Organizational Research
- 7 Integrating Culture in Research
- 8 Mixed Methods and Multimethod Research
- Part II Important Methodological Considerations
- Part III Self-Report Measures
- Part IV Behavioral Measures
- Part V Physiological Measures
- Part VI Qualitative Data Collection Sources
- Index
- References
Summary
All social and behavioral sciences research is conducted within a cultural context. This chapter highlights the role of culture in research, focusing on important ethical and methodological considerations. It is important to explicitly define culture when conducting culturally focused research and to include researchers with significant knowledge of a cultural context as partners in identifying ethical concerns, designing research studies, and contextualizing research findings. We identify a number of ethical concerns that are foundational to the design of cultural research and yet are rarely included in research training, such as recognizing power differences, developing awareness of local sensitivities and vulnerabilities, identifying appropriate review boards to evaluate and oversee culturally focused research, and considering elements of consent when working with diverse populations. We discuss the importance of operationalizing culture, translating words, methods, or constructs across cultures, specific considerations associated with identifying and recruiting participants, and collecting and analyzing data. Although explicitly identified as cross-cultural concerns, we argue that considering these issues is important for all researchers working in human sciences.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral SciencesVolume 2: Performing Research, pp. 140 - 162Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024