Class 9: (Cross-)cultural research methods

23 Outubro 2023, 13:00 • Christin-Melanie Vauclair

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How to conceptualize what is universal vs culture-specific

• Cross-cultural research designs

• Cross-cultural research methods

• Sources of bias in cross-cultural surveys

• Data exploration with the World Value Survey

Class 8: Culture-level Theories & Frameworks

16 Outubro 2023, 15:30 • Christin-Melanie Vauclair

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• Limitations to the values approach

• The Norms Approach

Class 7: Culture-level Theories & Frameworks

16 Outubro 2023, 13:00 • Christin-Melanie Vauclair

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The “sociological” approach to culture

• Cultural values dimensions

• Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck’s (1961) comparative anthropology framework

• Hofstede’s study of value dimensions (1980)

• The GLOBE study (House et al., 2004)

• Schwartz’ value theory (1990, 1992)

Class 6: Contemporary moral issues

9 Outubro 2023, 15:30 • Christin-Melanie Vauclair

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•The Synthesis (morality is both universal and

culture-relative)

•The moral circle

•Moral convictions

•Examples of cultural clashes over moralized issues

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Class 5: Morality

9 Outubro 2023, 13:00 • Christin-Melanie Vauclair

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What is morality?

•Moral universalism

•Moral relativism

•Scrutinizing fundamental principles of morality

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