Focus group methodology has been used for a long time in marketing research, but it is only
in the last decade or so that it has started to gain popularity as a research method within the …

" What is a focus group? Why do we use them? When should we use them? When should
we not? As a reader of this book, you may wish to know the answers to these questions. You …

This book was written partly for my own sake. I was born into a very poor family in Southern
Thailand. Mum and Dad were the products of marginalised migrant populations in Thailand …

Cross-cultural research is rife with ethical and methodological challenges but, despite the
increased demand for such research, discussions on'culturally sensitive methodologies' are …

Satellite derived night-time lights have been used to study global economic and
demographic differences between countries. The majority of studies to date have used the …

Culture influences all spheres of human life. It defines health, illness, and the search for
relief from disease or distress. With increased mobilization of people across geographical …

Objective Mobile pastoralists are one of the last populations to be reached by health
services and are frequently missed by health campaigns. Since health interventions among …

Conducting cross-cultural research is rife with methodological and ethical challenges.
Researchers are challenged with many issues when carrying out their research with people …

Abstract Language and communication are the bedrock of qualitative enquiry. Language is
a fundamental tool through which qualitative researchers seek to understand human …

Cross-cultural research has become important in this postmodern world where many people
have been made, and are still, marginalised and vulnerable by others in more powerful …