semistrucuted interview ( research method )

Question 1

what is semi structured interview

Answer 1

lied in the middle of both each interview has the same set of questions but can prove for more info and additional questions can be asked

Question 2

what are strengths of semi structured interviewers

Answer 2

develop a positive rapport between interviewer and interviewee.
can talk about things and meaning in detail
no prejudgment
build rapport

Question 3

what are limitations to semi structured interviewee

Answer 3

need skills to think of questions so can be time consuming
depth of qualitative data is difficult to analyse
interviewer may give unconscious bias
not reliable

Question 4

what was suchmans study

Answer 4

study of situated actions and the importance of studying interactions in their natural context

Question 5

study of Vincent , Braun and Ball

Answer 5

• childcare
• Initial questionnaire research showed that fathers wanted to care more for their children but interviews showed that showed that fathers believed in traditional gender roles , allowing them the provider ideology whcih was that fathers focused on being providers rather than caregivers.

Question 6

frosh , phoenix and pattmans study

Answer 6

• “young masculinities “
• used semi structured interviews with boys aged 11-14
• did focus groups
• how young boys construct their masculine identities
• ideas of peer pressure , ethnicity and hegemonic masculinity

Question 7

what was oakley study

Answer 7

• becoming a mother
• Semi structured with new mothers
• explored the emotional and physical experiences of motherhood

Question 8

what was sharpes study

Answer 8

• just like a girl
• semi structured with teenage girls
• investigated girls changing attitudes towards education and career across two decades

Question 9

what was jackson’s study

Answer 9

• life in a day
• semi structured with working class girls
• explorer girls view on school and relationships
• girls negotiate femininity and resistance within school