Are we really that different from each other? The difficulties of focusing on similarities in cross-cultural research.

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dc.contributor.authorLalonde, R. N.
dc.contributor.authorCila, Jorida
dc.contributor.authorLou, E.
dc.contributor.authorCribbie, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-30T14:30:38Z
dc.date.available2018-05-30T14:30:38Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractIn this article we argue that there are 2 dominant underlying themes in discussions of strategies for dealing with diversity—similarity and difference. When we are dealing with social groups, a number of basic psychological processes, as well as popular media and research-based narratives, make it easier to highlight difference rather than similarity. This difference-based approach in research is inherently divisive, but the training that we receive as researchers in the field of psychology has taken us down this path. As a first step, we propose that researchers working in the area of cultural diversity should start making explicit attempts to highlight similarities between groups, even if such similarities are only based on the absence of observed statistical differences. Moreover, if we are going to be serious about demonstrating similarity between groups and certain types of universals in behavior, we should start embracing new approaches to data analyses and consider using statistical procedures that test for equivalence. We illustrate these new techniques using our own data. Finally, we argue that shifting our primary focus from difference to similarity is a worthwhile direction to pursue for successfully managing diversity in multicultural societies.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
dc.identifier.citationLalonde, R. N., Cila, J., Lou, E., Cribbie, R. A. (2015). Are we really that different from each other? the difficulties of focusing on similarities in cross-cultural research. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 21(4), 525-534. doi:10.1037/pac0000134
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pac0000134en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34576
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationen_US
dc.rights.articlehttp://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-37276-001
dc.rights.journalhttp://psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/journal/pac/21/4en_US
dc.rights.publisherhttp://psycnet.apa.org/searchen_US
dc.subjectcultural diversityen_US
dc.subjectcross-cultural methodsen_US
dc.subjectequivalence testingen_US
dc.subjectmate selectionen_US
dc.subjectintergenerational conflicten_US
dc.titleAre we really that different from each other? The difficulties of focusing on similarities in cross-cultural research.
dc.typeArticleen_US

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