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Cross-cultural studies

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Edward Burnett Tylor
English anthropologist (1832–1917)
Pitirim Sorokin
Russian sociologist (1889-1968)
Andrey Korotayev
Russian anthropologist, economic historian, comparative political scientist, and sociologist
George Murdock
American anthropologist (1897–1985)
Museum of World Culture
museum in Gothenburg, Sweden (2004–)
cross-cultural studies
specialization in anthropology and sister sciences
Daria Khaltourina
sociologist and anthropologist
Ruth Landes
American anthropologist (1908–1991)
Intercomprehension
Intercomprehension is when people try to communicate with each other using their own different languages. Intercomprehension can be explained as a dialogue between people from two different languages. Each one expresses in their own language, making efforts to understand each other.
guilt-shame-fear spectrum of cultures
main emotion used for social control
Yugoslav studies
academic discipline concerned with the study of Yugoslavia
High-context and low-context cultures
anthropological notion
biculturalism
Biculturalism in sociology describes the co-existence, to varying degrees, of two originally distinct cultures.
intercultural learning
area of research, study and application of knowledge about different cultures, their differences and similarities
cultural sensitivity
knowledge, awareness, and acceptance of other cultures
Standard cross-cultural sample
ethnographic dataset widely used in Cross-cultural studies
cross-cultural communication
field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate
Museum der Weltkulturen
ethnological museum in Frankfurt am Main, Germany