Editing Cross-cultural (section)

=== Cross-cultural studies in the social sciences ===

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The term "cross-cultural" emerged in the social sciences in the 1930s, largely as a result of the ''Cross-Cultural Survey'' undertaken by [[George Peter Murdock]], a [[Yale]] [[anthropologist]].  Initially referring to [[comparative studies]] based on [[statistical]] compilations of cultural data, the term gradually acquired a secondary sense of cultural interactivity.  The comparative sense is implied in phrases such as "a cross-cultural perspective," "cross-cultural differences," "a cross-cultural study of..." and so forth, while the interactive sense may be found in works like ''Attitudes and Adjustment in Cross-Cultural Contact: Recent Studies of Foreign Students'', a 1956 issue of ''[[Journal of Social Issues|The Journal of Social Issues]]''.  

Usage of "cross-cultural" was for many decades restricted mainly to the [[social sciences]].  Among the more prominent examples are the [[International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology]] (IACCP), established in 1972 "to further the study of the role of cultural factors in shaping human behavior," and its associated ''[[Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology]]'', which aims to provide an [[interdisciplinary]] discussion of the effects of cultural differences.