Developing Cross-Cultural Measurement

by Thanh V. Tran

Book Overview

Social workers engage in cross-cultural research in order to understand how diverse populations cope with life situations, to identify risk and protective factors across cultures, and to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and programs on the well-being of individuals from different cultures. In order to do so, it is necessary to begin with meaningful, appropriate, and practical research instruments, yet such instruments are not always readily...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195325087
• ISBN13: 9780195325089
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"