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Traditional versus Western Attitudes in West Africa: The Construction, Validation, and Application of a Measuring Device *
Author(s) -
DAWSON J. L. M.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1967.tb00506.x
Subject(s) - sierra leone , indigenous , measure (data warehouse) , value (mathematics) , psychology , computer science , social psychology , sociology , ethnology , data mining , ecology , machine learning , biology
The construction, validation, and application of a device constructed in terms of indigenous Sierra Leone culture to measure Traditional versus Western attitudes and value change, is described. The theoretical framework is outlined in some detail, together with the application of the device in controlling for exposure to Western influences, in two different research studies.