4RM

Question 1

What is a structured interview

Answer 1

The interviewer reads the questions to the respondent and writes down the replies, large scale surverys, generate quan data

Question 2

Example of structured int used in research

Answer 2

Crime Survey for England and Wales, collects info about people’s experience of crime

Question 3

Strengths of structured interviews

Answer 3

Preferred by positivists, gathers factual info, it can be standardised and repeated
Need a question frame, researchers don’t need to have much training, saves time
Can spot psych stress, as thefe face to face

Question 4

Limitations of structured interviews

Answer 4

Hawethorne effect, people may change behaviour as researcher is present
The “screw you” effect

Question 5

What is an unstructured interview

Answer 5

Involves asking questions based on an interview schedule

Creates a feeling of rapport

Question 6

Example of unstructured interviews

Answer 6

Dobash and Dobash, Violence against Wives, adopted an informal approach, asked about there worst and last experience

Question 7

Strengths of unstructured interview

Answer 7

Can gain a feeling of rapport and vershthen
Gains an in-depth understanding about people’s experiences
Preferred by interpretivist, collects wualititaive data

Question 8

Limitations of unstructured interviews

Answer 8

Not easy to compare results
Rejected by postivist, not scientific
More time consuming, and costly

Question 9

Example of group interview

Answer 9

Paul Willis, Learning to Labour

Question 10

Strengths of group interviews

Answer 10

Creates a safe peer environment, answers may be more reliable as Ps are surrounded by people they r comfortable round

Question 11

Limitations of group interviews

Answer 11

Ps may be unwilling to tell the truth, may be embarrassed to answers honestly around their peers
Could exaggerate to impress peers