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pptxGEARING UP FOR CROSS-NATIOANL RESEARCH
CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN COMPARATIVE RESEARCH
KEY STUDIES
CRITICAL ISSUES AND METHODOLOGICAL PITFALLS
DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
INDEX
GEARING UP FOR CCROSS-NATIOANL RESEARCH
Similarities
in professional routines,
editorial procedures and socialization processes exists.
Substantive differences continue to prevail and professional views and practices of journalists are deeply colored by national media systems.
comparative perspective
GEARING UP FOR CCROSS-NATIOANL RESEARCH
Over the years, comparative research has not only yielded valuable insights beyond a mere description of similarities and differences,
but also contributed to our understandings of specific countries.
Comparative research is not only indispensable for establishing the generalizability of theories and fidings, it also forces us to test our interpreatations against cross-cultural differences and inconsistencies.
The first known formal definition of culture?
complex whole
which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom,
and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man
as a member of society-Edward Tylor
The first major comparative study?
Emil Durkheim’s research on suicide and social anomy
CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN COMPARATIVE RESEARCH
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND DEFICITIONS
Creating
Many academic journals devoted to
cross-cultural studies.
From the Second world war.
becoming common
Influencing psychology, sociology,
history and political science
