Standard Cross-Cultural Sample Free Distribution Site (UC Irvine): Comparative Research, World Cultural Comparison, Courses and Workshops

    Latest versions of this course, which is also available for classes at other universities, is available at

    Short Course on Research using Spss with the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample (SCCS)

    Doug White's World Cultures class site

    The Textbook under development for this course is by Doug White, Andrey Korotayev and Daria Khaltourina, under negotiation with publishers

    See also: Doug White's Culture and Evolution course

    SCCS DATA, COURSES, COURSE SOFTWARE, and SCCS materials at UCI, other Universities, and Wikipedia :

    • Right click to download free SCCS database SCCSvar1-2008Map.sav for World Cultures Spss file with DRW factor additions, polygyny codes, mapping options
    • Right click to download free SCCS database sccs.RData for World Cultures R file with open source R code inside the file with the data. Instructions provided at Using R for Cross-Cultural Research James W. Dow, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309; dow@oakland.edu. Published in 2003 World Cultures 14(2):144-154.
    • Michael Fischer's SCCS EthnoAtlas (U. Kent, Canterbury) gives you some practice evaluating cross-tabs when you check [x] color and [x] expected values. Lots of AnthroMethods on the site as well.
    • Standard Cross-Cultural Sample module Philip Silverman and Jacquelyn Messinger
    • SCCS - Silverman and Messinger
    • SSRIC - SCCS - Silverman and Messinger
    • William Divale Tattooing and Techniques of Cross-Cultural Research
    • Wikipedia: SCCS
    • Wiki map: SCCS Africa
    • Wiki map: SCCS Circum-Mediterranean
    • Wiki map: SCCS East Eurasia
    • Wiki map: SCCS Insular Pacific
    • Wiki map: SCCS North America
    • Wiki map: SCCS South America

    Related Materials at other Universities:

    • Cross-Cultural Analysis chapter by Judith L. Gillies - in Anthropological Theories: A Guide Prepared By Students For Students -- Dr. Michael D. Murphy, Dept of Anthropology, University of Alabama
    • Research Questions and Hypotheses Instructor Brad Huber, College of Charleston
    • HRAF Data Recovery (requires use of the statistical program SPSS) Instructor Brad Huber, College of Charleston
    • Group Poster Presentations Instructor Brad Huber, College of Charleston
    • Basic Guide to Cross-Cultural Research by Carol Ember and Mel Ember
    • Ethnographic texts: eHRAF files
    • Ethnographic examples: eHRAF files