Methods of Cross-Cultural Social Research - An Introduction

Cross-cultural comparison is gaining increasing importance in the context of globalization and the internationalization of many areas of lifeThe aim of this volume is to provide a concise and practical introduction to the methods of cross-cultural research. In particular, the possibilities and limitations of cross-cultural survey research are addressed. The book offers a solid foundation for a critical approach to cross-cultural studies, but it also imparts basic knowledge for conducting one's own cross-cultural research.

List of contents

Why culture matters.- Methodological debates.- Goals and process of cross-cultural studies.- Sampling methods.- Questionnaire development.- Capturing social contexts.- Analysis possibilities.- Opportunities and limitations of cross-cultural comparison.

About the author

Dr. Susanne Rippl is Professor of Political Sociology at the Institute of Sociology at the Technical University of Chemnitz.
Dr. Christian Seipel is an Academic Councillor at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Hildesheim.

Summary

Cross-cultural comparison is gaining increasing importance in the context of globalization and the internationalization of many areas of lifeThe aim of this volume is to provide a concise and practical introduction to the methods of cross-cultural research. In particular, the possibilities and limitations of cross-cultural survey research are addressed. The book offers a solid foundation for a critical approach to cross-cultural studies, but it also imparts basic knowledge for conducting one’s own cross-cultural research.

Product details

• Authors: Susanne Rippl, Christian Seipel
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Methoden kulturvergleichender Sozialforschung
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 08.11.2025
• EAN: 9783658473877
• ISBN: 978-3-658-47387-7
• No. of pages: 199
• Illustrations: XVII, 199 p. 23 illus., 5 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Anthropologie, Kulturwissenschaften, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Sociology of Culture, Ethnography, Eurocentrism, Universalism, Sociocultural Anthropology, Sociological Methods, Research Methods in Anthropology, Methods of Cross-Cultural Studies, Questionnaire Development, Cultural Relativism, Cross-cultural Comparison, Social Contexts, Culture in Social Science Analyses