Medición y representación gráfica de las distancias culturales entre países latinoamericanos

• Pablo Farías ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Chile

     Universidad de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
• Localización: Convergencia: Revista de ciencias sociales, ISSN-e 2448-5799, ISSN 1405-1435, Nº. 70 (Enero-abril), 2016, págs. 115-141
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.29101/crcs.v23i70.3809
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Measurement and graphic representation of cultural distances between Latin American countries
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  • español

    Pese al rol central que tienen las distancias culturales en las ciencias sociales, la literatura es sorprendentemente escasa en la medición cuantitativa y representación gráfica de este concepto en América Latina. El presente estudio aborda esta cuestión al mostrar un índice de distancia cultural usando las nueve dimensiones culturales medidas por House et al. (2004) para diez países latinoamericanos: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, México y Venezuela. También se representa gráficamente las distancias culturales calculadas. La relevancia de esta investigación radica en la posibilidad de incorporar indicadores culturales que permiten la comparación de la situación actual y perspectivas en América Latina. Con el propósito de ilustrar las implicancias de este estudio, se analiza el caso de las distancias culturales de México con los otros nueve países latinoamericanos.

  • English

    Despite the central role of cultural distances in social sciences, literature is surprisingly scarce in quantitatively measuring and graphically representing this concept in Latin America. This study addresses this issue calculating a cultural distance index using the nine cultural dimensions measured by House et al. (2004) for ten Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela. Also, this study graphically presents the cultural distances calculated. The relevance of this study is the ability to incorporate cultural indicators that allow comparing the current situation and prospects in Latin America. In order to illustrate the implications of this study, the case of cultural distances of Mexico with other nine Latin American countries is analyzed.

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