Interviews Flashcards
(25 cards)
What are 2 main types of interviews?
Structured and unstructured interviews?
What is a structured interview?
Sometimes called a formal interview which involves face to face or over the phone delivery of a questionnaire. It is conducted in the same standardized way each time.
What are 2 Practical advantage of structured interviews?
Cheapest form of interview
High response rate due to face to face
What is Practical disadvantage of structured interviews?
Employing and training interviewers involves a cost
What is an ethical advantage of structured interviews?
Most of the time there is informed consent.
What is an Ethical disadvantage of structured interviews?
Sensitive issues: asking someone a fixed list of questions in a ‘depan’ manner (no emotion) can be off putting, where rapport is needed.
What is a Reliable advantage of Structured interviews?
Can be replicated, with the same fixed questionnaires meaning can see changes over time.
What is a Reliable disadvantage of structured interviews?
Interviewer effect can reduce reliablitiy, because interviewer will have different social characteristics and setting will vary.
What is a Validity advantage of structured interviews?
Interview effect will be less than open ended, free flowing questionnaires, as it is fixed questions.
What are 3 Validity disadvantages of structured interviews?
1) Social desirability bias. this means there is a tendency of subjects to give socially acceptable answers so that people have a favourable opinion about them.
2) Wording of some questions may open interpretation, interviewer cannot explain
3) Some interviewer effect can come into effect e.g. gender
What is a Representative advantage of structured interviews?
Quick to conduct, meaning that a large sample can be interviewed.
What group favour Structured interviews?
Positivists, because this data is quantitative data, allowing researcher to identify patterns.
Why are Interpretivists not in favour of structured interviews including sociologist?
It lacks validity. Feminists Graham (1983) argues that structured methods are patriarchal as the interviewer, is male meaning it is difficult to express their experience of oppression.
What is a Good example to use for Strutted interviews?
Rich (1968) interviewed children and found that status difference meant children need to please the interviewer.
What is unstructured interviews?
Informed interviews, it is like a guided conversation, the interviewer has complete freedom to vary the questions, depending whats appropriate at the time.
What is a Practical disadvantage of Unstructured interviews?
1) Interviewers need to be trained in senstivity, adding to the cost and is takes a long time to carry out.
What is a Ethical advantage of Unstructured interviews?
Encourages good rapport relationships between interviewee and interviewers, as they are more like at ease, so more open ( if in a nice environment)
What is an Ethical disadvantage of Unstructured interviews?
Unsuitable for sensitive topics, some people prefer anonymous postal questionnaire.
What is a Reliable disadvantage of Unstructured interviews?
Positivists would argue it cannot be replicated due to the ability of the researcher to respond in any way.
What is a Validity advantage of Unstructured interviews?
The flexibility of unstructured interviews adds to validity, the interviewer can follow up on any issues (probing)
What are 2 Validity disadvantage of Unstructured interviews?
1) The closer the interviewer-interviewee bond, may increase the chance of the respondent seeking to please by giving the answer they think they want to here.
2) With group interviews people will offer answers which isn’t true.
What is a Representative disadvantage of Unstructured interviews?
Takes a long time to carry out and this usually limits the sample size.
Who is in Favour of Unstructured interviews?
Interpretivists because they want to discover the meaning actions.
Why are Positivists not in favour of Unstructured interviews?
Not reliable due to a lack of standardized questions.
