Focus Groups/ Group Interviews

Question 1

Focus groups are a type of unstructured ____ done with around how many people at a time?

Answer 1

Interview

6-12 people

Question 2

In focus groups, the sociologist acts as a ___ feeding in topics/questions

Answer 2

Facilitator

Question 3

This form of interview is favoured by ?

Answer 3

Interpretivists

Question 4

Interpretivists like focus groups because the methods generate data that is d__

Answer 4

detailed/in depth

Question 5

3B.) This means that focus groups help to establish?

Answer 5

social reality

Question 6

The first case of focus groups is by which sociologist?

[studies “lads”]

Answer 6

Willis

Question 7

the name of Willis’ study is?

Answer 7

‘Learning to Labour’

Question 8

Willis studied WORKING CLASS boys in which city?

Answer 8

Wolverhampton

Question 9

Willis implemented me___ pl___ to assess group ?

Answer 9

Methodological Pluralism

Dynamics

Question 10

Willis wanted to see whether in the groups he was studying there was a ?

Answer 10

‘Group Leader’

Question 11

The second case study for focus groups it ‘dads on dads’ by ?

Answer 11

Hatter et al

Question 12

In Hatter et al’s research, every dad had at least one child aged ? or under

Answer 12

10

Question 13

Hatter’s focus group looked into f___, work attitudes and ?

Answer 13

Fatherhood

Family life

Question 14

Hatter et al also used unstructured i__ in addition to the focus groups.

Answer 14

Interviews

Question 15

A {PRACTICAL} strength of focus groups is that group d___ can be observed

Answer 15

Dynamics

Question 16

{PRACTICAL cont.} they’re seen as a strong combination of the strengths of which two methods?

Answer 16

Unstructured Interviews

N.P observation

Question 17

{ETHICAL} strength: Informed ?

Answer 17

consent

Question 18

{ETHICAL} strength} :

due to the group dyanmic, participants are aware of their ability to exert their r___

Answer 18

rights

Question 19

{THEORETICAL} strength:

Respondent’s vi__/v__ respondents can talk about what’s important to ? & can develop their thoughts more cl__

Answer 19

view/voice

them

clearly

Question 20

The {PRACTICAL} limitation of focus groups is that they can take ?

Answer 20

time

Question 21

20B.) because you’re letting conversation flow and carry on ?,

it’ll take longer to ?/interpret

Answer 21

naturally

analyse

Question 22

{ETHICAL} limitation:

you can feel pressure from your ?

Answer 22

peers

Question 23

22B.) {ETHICAL LIMIATION:}

participants might be influenced to say things that make them d___

Answer 23

desirable

Question 24

Peer pressure can then interpret which theoretical factor?

Answer 24

Validity

Question 25

{THEORETICAL} limitation:

interpretations can be s___ve

Answer 25

subjective

Question 26

{THEORETICAL} cont. -

the interview is sifting through loads of d___ and might analyse it differently to another researcher

Answer 26

Data