Structured Interviews Flashcards
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Closed questions
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- require short answers e.g. yes/no
2
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Standardised
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- high level of structure, interviews asks same qs to all interviewees
3
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Interview schedule
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- this is a set of prepared questions designed to be asked exactly as worded
4
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Young & Willmott (1962)
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- structured interviews to research extended families in East London - sample of 993 people
- formal and standardised so questions were precise and factual with a limited range of alternative answers
- task was to ring the appropriate code number opposite
- each interview took between 10 minutes and half an hour
5
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Goldthorpe & Lockwood (1972)
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- Oxford Mobility Study, interviews with over 10,000 men (aged 20-64) in England & Wales
- allocated these men into 7 different social classes based upon their market situation (income, security of employment, promotional aspects & work situation)
- usually grouped into three clusters: service class, intermediate & working
- service class involves experts & specialist who fill important positions
6
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British Crime Survey for England & Wales
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- measured crime since 1981
- used alongside police recorded crime data
- asked members of the public about their experiences of crime over the last 12 months
- interviews were over the phone in the home
- 40,000 households invited, 75% of those invited took part
7
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PET analyse ( Young & Willmott)
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Practical - time, fast interviews, subject matter
Ethical - gain anonymity freedom of answering , leading questions for interviewer bias
Theoretical - reliable, low validity
8
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PET analyse (Goldthorpe & Lockwood)
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Practical - suitable for straightforward information, time consuming
Ethical - informed consent, physiological harm
Theoretical - high representativeness, low verstehen
9
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PET analyse (British Crime Survey)
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Practical - cover large number of people with limited resources, costly
Ethical - no obligation, different views on crime
Theoretical - high response rate, interviewee may lie
