Abstract
SYMLOG was used for a content analysis of in-depth interviews, obtained from Scandinavian visitors to the United States. The 21 sojourners were interviewed shortly after arrival, one year later prior to departure, and a year after they returned home. Subjects' values for self (PRO-in-SELF) and society (PRO-in-SOCIETY) and perceptions of home and host country (Scandinavian Society, American Society) and people (Scandinavian People, American People) were coded and represented in field diagrams. In addition, t tests were performed to examine significant differences between subjects' perceptions of each country and between subjects' values and perceptions. SYMLOG proved to be a useful tool for preserving the richness of the in-depth interview and for measuring effects of the sojourn upon the visitors' attitudes and values.
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