Calendar Interviewing and the Use of Landmark Events – Implications for Cross-cultural Surveys

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ID12101554
AuthorsTina Glasner (0000-0002-0776-0913, Utrecht University, corresponding author), W Van Der Vaart (0000-0003-0537-0089, University for Humanistics and GGZ in Geest/VU University Medical Centre), Robert F Belli (0000-0002-4723-5769, University of Nebraska–Lincoln)
Year2012
Volume115
Issue1
Pages45-52
Publication date2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0759-1063 • E-ISSN: 2070-2779
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0759106312445701
OpenAlexW2061858014
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited24

This paper discusses potential methodological issues in the design and implementation of calendar recall aids such as the Life History Calendar for cross-cultural surveys. More specifically, it aims to provide insights into how the use of landmark events in calendar interviewing may be influenced by cross-cultural variability. As an example, we compare the landmark events reported by Dutch and American respondents in two studies in which calendar recall aids were used. The study discusses differences that were found between the two countries in the numbers and types of reported landmark events, as well as in the temporal distribution of those events. The outcomes suggest that it is important for researchers to examine how landmark events in calendar instruments translate in diverse cultural contexts

Cartography · Cognitive psychology · Cross-cultural · Geography · Interview · Landmark · Recall · Sociology · Anthropology · Categorization, perception, and language · Psychology

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