structured interviews ( research method)

Question 1

what are structured interviews

Answer 1

ask the same questions under strict conditions in the same order and tone of voice in standardised questions

Question 2

what are strengths of structured interviews

Answer 2

high response rates so data easily quantified
it gathers straight forward data which can be easily quantified
not a lot of training is needed so cheap
reliable

Question 3

what are limitations of structured interview

Answer 3

data could be invalid so questions may not fit
inflexible which means less rapport
cant ask follow up questions
interview bias

Question 4

what was young and willmotts study

Answer 4

structured interviewers to research the nature and importance of extended families in london
time restrictions had to be placed on the interview and a structured approach was taken to ensure high generalisability with a large sample size

Question 5

what was townsend’s stufy

Answer 5

• Poverty in the Uk
• structured interviews with a large sample of households
• to define and measure relative poverty in britain
• developed concept of relative deprivation

Question 6

what was willmott and youngs study

Answer 6

• the symmetrical family
• Used structured interviewers with working class families in bethnal green and essex
• argued that a new symmetrical family was emerging with more shared roles between men and women

Question 7

what was Floud , Halsey and Martins study

Answer 7

• education and the working class
• structured interviews with working class and middle class families
• investigated how class affected children’s chances of passing the 11+ exam
• found that working class children were at a disadvantage