Editing Focus group (section)

===Cross-cultural research===
The focus group method is developed based on white, middle-class, and adult American participants.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Krueger |first1=Richard |title=Focus Groups: A practical guide for applied research |last2=Casey |first2=Mary Anne |publisher=[[Sage Publishing]] |year=2000 |isbn=0-7619-2071-4}}</ref> When applied to [[cross-cultural]] settings, cultural and linguistic adaptations are important for the research to succeed; [[cultural sensitivity]] is critically important.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Colucci |first=Erminia |title=Doing Cross-Cultural Research: Chapter 15 On the use of focus groups in cross-cultural research |publisher=[[Springer Publishing]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-90-481-7912-1 |location=Netherland |pages=233–252}}</ref> For example, in some Asian languages, open-ended probes and [[nonverbal communication]] can encourage greater participation in the group discussion.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sha |first=Mandy |url=https://www.rti.org/rti-press-publication/language-survey-research |title=The Essential Role of Language in Survey Research |date=2020-04-30 |publisher=RTI Press |isbn=978-1-934831-24-3 |editor-last=Sha |editor-first=Mandy |pages=221–230 |chapter=Cross-cultural comparisons of focus groups as a research method (Chapter 8) |doi=10.3768/rtipress.bk.0023.2004 |editor-last2=Gabel |editor-first2=Tim |doi-access=free}}</ref> In some non-Western cultures, a younger person does not openly disagree with an older individual; focus group composition, therefore, must be carefully considered when  [[research design|designing the research plan]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Halcomb |first=Elizabeth |date=2007 |title=Literature review: Considerations in undertaking focus group research with culturally and linguistically diverse groups |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Nursing]] |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=1000–1011|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01760.x |pmid=17518876 }}</ref>