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adaptation to resettlement will be obtained from selected
Pea
Marshallese informants at Ujilang Atoll, Bikini Atoll,
Kili Island, Japtan Island, Rongelap Atoll and Utirik Atoll.
Sample sizes will vary between 10-20 adult male and female
informants per atoll or island.
Selection will largely
be determined by existing population and availability of
informants.
Interview procedures will be less formal
and less structured than those anticipated for use with
respondents in Task 1] above.
Content of the interviews,
however, will focus on the general topics identified in Task ]
and,
in addition,
include:
(a)
knowledge about radiation,
(b) nature of communications and contacts with federal
representatives;and
(c)
perceived responsibilities of federal
government agencies.
Interviews will be conducted with the assistance of
interpreters.
Prior to the interviews, items will be sub-
jected to a back-translation technique
(Brislin et al.,
1973)
to control for potential sources of invalidity due to translation.
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Task 3.
Task 3,
Identification of sociocultural
factors that influence and
regulate behavior among Marshallese
although a separate task, will be accomplished
at approximately the same time data are collected for Task 2.
Therefore,
in the course of collecting interview information,
investigators will adapt social-psychological procedures
for
tapping certain Marshallese personalityvariables and