Structured Interviews Flashcards

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what is a structured interview?

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  • it’s a formal face to face interview where the interviewer asks pre-set questions to respondents in same way
  • usually brief
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example

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willmott and young’s research of extended family in east london

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positive practical factors

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(+) cheap; training is straightforward since they only follow a set of instructions

(+) suitable for gathering straight forward factual information

(+) data can be quantified easily because they use close questions with coded answers which makes it suitable for hypothesis testing

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negative ethical factors

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(-) some people may be uncomfortable with talking about their past

(-) people may lie/change answers because they might feel embarrassed

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negative validity factors

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(-) it uses closed questions which restricts interviewers to choose from limited numbers of preset answers

(-) no freedom to explain questions/clarify misunderstanding

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positive reliability factors

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(+) they’re reliable because it is easy for the researcher to standardised/control them

(+) ensures each interview is conducted precisely the same way, same questions, same order/wording

(+) provides structure for others

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positive representative factors

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(+) large sample size who can be surveyed which increases chances of obtaining a representative sample of the population

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feminist critique

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Hilary Graham says that the survey methods like questionnaires and structured interviews are patriarchal and gave distorted picture of women’s experience.

  • treats women as isolated individuals than seeing them in context of power relationships than oppress them
  • male researcher is in control of the interview and decide line of questioning to be followed ( it reflects women subordination in society)
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why would Positivists prefer this

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  • they believe there is a measurable objective social reality
  • they take scientific approach using standardised methods e.g structured interviews to obtain quantitative data
  • they employ fixed lists of closed questions so the answers can be classified and quantified
  • this allows researcher to identify patterns and produce generalisations and cause and effect statements
  • they are reliable and can produce large scale data
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