CORE--MEASUREMENT FACILITY

种族比较范式，这一直是 对非裔美国老年人的研究，认为他们的行为 白人作为比较非裔美国人的标准。 另一方面，在测量核心中采用的视角， 是基于这样一个假设，即非黑即白的比较是最好的 从跨文化的角度来看待，并不假设 一个民族应该模仿另一个民族。测量问题 非裔美国人老龄化中的社会老年学应该得到更多 请注意。因此，测量核心的目的是充当 科学家在其他部门工作的焦点和催化剂 中心的一部分。具体地说，测量核心负责 确保中心的其他组成部分考虑并解决 该中心试点中使用的仪器的文化敏感性 学习。测量核心也将刺激探索 在与非洲的研究中讨论更广泛的文化问题 美国样品。此外，测量核心将提供 向初级调查人员提供建议和建设性批评，因为他们 计划他们的学习；协助两个试点项目的设计和 实施旨在探索的小型数据集合 文化因素对构式测量的影响； 并组织一次研讨会，讨论方法论 与文化敏感性有关的方法和概念问题， 跨文化技巧与质与质的融合 数量化方法。中心的这个组件包含一个 收集同事(邻居、雅各克斯、秋山、安东努奇) 精通与文化发展相关的问题 在非裔美国人群体中采取敏感措施。这些 研究人员将利用他们的专业知识来解决交叉问题 非裔美国老年人样本的文化测量。他们会 在材料和方法的开发方面提供咨询 设计和实施健康促进工作所必需的 将向黑人提供关键健康信息的材料 老年人。这个小组已经成功地开发了一套程序 可以用来收集和识别对感觉的描述 可以被视为有文化根基的状态和行为 项目、措施和材料。

The race comparative paradigm, which has been the dominant focus of research on the African American elderly, views the behavior of whites as the standard against which to compare African Americans. The perspective employed in the Measurement Core, on the other hand, is based on the assumption that black-white comparisons are best approached from a cross-cultural perspective that does not assume that one ethnic group should mimic the other. Measurement problems of social gerontology within African American aging deserves more attention. Thus, the purpose of the Measurement Core is to serve as a focal point and catalyst for scientists working in other sections of the Center. Specifically, the Measurement Core is responsible for ensuring that other components of the Center consider and address the cultural sensitivity of instruments used in the Center's pilot studies. The Measurement Core will also stimulate the exploration and discussion of broader cultural issues in research with African American samples. Additionally, the Measurement Core will offer advice and constructive criticism to junior investigators as they plan their studies; assist the two pilot projects in the design and implementation of small data collections designed to explore cultural influences on the measurement of the constructs addressed; and organize a seminar for the purpose of discussing methodological approaches and conceptual issues relevant to cultural sensitivity, cross-cultural techniques and the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods. This component of the center contains a collection of colleagues (Neighbors, Jacox, Akiyama, Antonucci) who are well versed in issues relevant to the development of culturally sensitive measures in African American populations. These researchers will use their expertise to address issues of cross- cultural measurement in African American elderly samples. They will provide consultation in the development of materials and methods necessary for design and implementation of health promotion materials that will deliver crucial health information to the black elderly. This group has successfully developed a set of procedures that can be used to collect and identify descriptions of feeling states and behaviors that can be viewed as culturally-grounded items, measures and materials.