Cross-cultural research includes researching and comparing cultural traits using various sample of society across different cultures.
The research tracks the changes that occur over time within different cultures as a result this type of research focuses on studying particular traits on specific time frame for each culture. This all depends on what traits are being studied.
Most commonly, cross-cultural research involves comparing certain cultural features (or trait relationships) along a sample of communities.
The most essential thing to remember is that societies change with time, for each culture, most cross-cultural comparisons need to focus on specific timescales.
The choice of focus also depends on the subject of study.
For example, if you really want to learn about pre-colonialization characteristics, you may be able to choose the earliest timescales.
This meeting is important as it is the first elected representative political body in the British North America. Thus, the begining of an official political excersice is marked by this date.
