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Description of SCCR |
SCCR is an organization of about 200 members devoted to pursuing cross-cultural research from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Society includes Psychologists, Anthropologists, Sociologists, other social scientists, and members of other disciplines such as Communications, Business, and Education. SCCR was founded by George Murdock and others in 1971 when he was head of the Cross-Cultural Cumulative Coding Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Ronald Rhoner, also instrumental in the decision to found the Society, organized the first meeting in 1972 and drafted the constitution and by-laws. The Society is committedly multidisciplinary, and its Presidency rotates among Anthropologists, Psychologists, and other social scientists. Whereas early members were heavily involved in hologeistic research, often in conjunction with the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), the methodological perspectives of the membership have broadened over the years to include a wide range of cross-cultural interests and approaches.
One of the major functions of the Society is to hold an annual meeting in February on Presidents' Day weekend. The meeting is organized alternately in eastern and western areas of North America by the President-Elect. The Society sponsors the quarterly journal Cross-Cultural Research, published by Sage Publications, and publishes the SCCR Newsletter.
(text adapted from articles by B. James Starr and Hebert Barry published in the SCCR Newsletter)
