THE POLITICAL USAGE OF `ISLAM' AND `ARAB CULTURE,'

In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 106-114

Abstract

Vague words are f'ly used in describing the goals of developing countries. It is f'ly assumed that such terms have specific meaning to the culture where they are found. An analysis of rank order preferences in 2 contexts shows that Middle Easterners have great difficulty attaching diff meanings to 2 such terms when asked to do so. AA.