1. Second Thoughts about Cross-Cultural Research and International Relations
- Author
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Henri Tajfel
- Subjects
International relations ,Social psychology (sociology) ,Psychological research ,Social change ,Developing country ,General Medicine ,Cross-cultural studies ,Epistemology ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Argument ,Sociology ,Social science ,General Psychology ,Social influence - Abstract
In his paper on “Psychological research on social change” recently published in this Journal, Herbert Kelman (1967) presented a strong argument for the need to develop cross-cultural and internationally cooperative research on the psychological aspects of social change, particularly as it relates to the developing countries. I have in the past put forward similar arguments (Tajfel, 1964, 1966). The purpose of these notes is to re-examine some of the assumptions underlying both Kelman's and my own previous views in the light of recent experience of cross-national cooperation in social psychology.
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- 1968