Pace of Life
Article:
The Pace of Life in 31 Countries By Robert V. Levine and Ara Norenzayan
Erin Reilly (student) AU ID 2449152 Pscy 290 Journal Article Critique 2 Shelley Sikora (tutor)
The Pace of Life in 31 Countries 1. Research Question or Problem: Yes. The question is clearly stated. The purpose of the study was to, using Hoch’s (1976) theory as a starting point in designing their problem, research variations in the pace of life in different cities and countries, find what characteristics best predict the differences, and finally what are the consequences on the populations of fast or slow paces of life. Further, they diverted from contemporary research on the topic and decided to use a broad range of socioeconomic variables rather than testing one model or theory (Levine & Norenzayan, 1999, p. 178-180). 2. Introduction Yes. The introduction clearly summarizes prior research and outlines errors in the design of contemporary research on predictors and explanations for the pace of life in different cities and countries. For individual cities, 5 articles are referenced that show a positive correlation between pace of life and walking speed, work speed of postal clerks, and clocks. For cities in the same or different countries, they used 11 references to show that there are differences in the pace of life and predictors that indicate the pace of life in these different cities and countries. Four references were used to show the generic simplistic design that most prior research has used to show predictors and correlations for the pace of life in different cities or countries. Population was used as the paramount descriptor of the pace of life and it was paired with walking speed, work speed, and time pieces to show the differences in the pace of life between countries and cities. Finally, 3 articles were used to reference and show that the sampling techniques used for the cities and
The Pace of Life in 31 Countries By Robert V. Levine and Ara Norenzayan
Erin Reilly (student) AU ID 2449152 Pscy 290 Journal Article Critique 2 Shelley Sikora (tutor)
The Pace of Life in 31 Countries 1. Research Question or Problem: Yes. The question is clearly stated. The purpose of the study was to, using Hoch’s (1976) theory as a starting point in designing their problem, research variations in the pace of life in different cities and countries, find what characteristics best predict the differences, and finally what are the consequences on the populations of fast or slow paces of life. Further, they diverted from contemporary research on the topic and decided to use a broad range of socioeconomic variables rather than testing one model or theory (Levine & Norenzayan, 1999, p. 178-180). 2. Introduction Yes. The introduction clearly summarizes prior research and outlines errors in the design of contemporary research on predictors and explanations for the pace of life in different cities and countries. For individual cities, 5 articles are referenced that show a positive correlation between pace of life and walking speed, work speed of postal clerks, and clocks. For cities in the same or different countries, they used 11 references to show that there are differences in the pace of life and predictors that indicate the pace of life in these different cities and countries. Four references were used to show the generic simplistic design that most prior research has used to show predictors and correlations for the pace of life in different cities or countries. Population was used as the paramount descriptor of the pace of life and it was paired with walking speed, work speed, and time pieces to show the differences in the pace of life between countries and cities. Finally, 3 articles were used to reference and show that the sampling techniques used for the cities and
References: Levine, R. V. & Norenzayan, A. (1999). The pace of life in 31 countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 30, 178-205. doi: 10.1177/0022022199030002003