Unstructured Interviews

Question 1

An Unstructured Interview is a Q___ method likened to ?

{2 ADJ}

Answer 1

free & open conversation

Question 2

Within an Unstructured Interview, there might be set t___,

but the questions are essentially a response to ?

Answer 2

topics

the respondent’s answers.

Question 3

Which sociologists prefer the use Unstructured Interviews and why?

Answer 3

Interpretivists

Methods produce detailed data that reveals meanings people attach to behaviour.

Question 4

The first case study of Unstructured Interviews, which links to domestic violence is done by which two sociologists?

Answer 4

Dobash and Dobash

Question 5

{Dobash&Dobash} : the name of their study is ?

Answer 5

‘Violence against wives’

Question 6

{Dobash&Dobash} : they carried out how many Unstructured Interviews?

Answer 6

109

Question 7

{Dobash&Dobash} : Each interview took between ?

Answer 7

2-12hrs

Question 8

{Dobash&Dobash} : In order to establish rapport, how long did they spend in contact with victims that they carried out Unstructured Interviews with?

Answer 8

months

Question 9

{Dobash&Dobash} : Immediately, what practical advantage can we see with D&D being women?

Answer 9

They have suitable characteristics to carry out research on the domestic violence of women.

Question 10

Another case study for Unstructured Interviews comes from which interactionist?

Answer 10

Becker

Question 11

The name of Becker’s study was

‘Becoming a ____ _____’

Answer 11

Marijuana User

Question 12

By doing Unstructured Interviews,

Becker was trying to look at the p___ of people’s behaviour that made smoking marijuana a ?

Answer 12

Patterns

Enjoyable experience

Question 13

{Becker} carried out how many unstructured interviews?

Answer 13

50

Question 14

{Becker} describes marijuana use as what type of career as he looks from when people started to when they became r__ users?

Answer 14

Deviant

Regular

Question 15

{Becker} how many ‘steps’ did he reveal?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

{Becker} the first step was learning how to do what?

Answer 16

Smoke the drug properly

Question 17

{Becker} the second step was learning to recognize the e___ and connect them with what?

Answer 17

effects

drug use

Question 18

{Becker} the third step involves the person enjoying what?

Answer 18

the feelings/sensations they perceive

Question 19

The third case study for Unstructured Interviews came from which ‘DD of labour’ sociologist?

Answer 19

Oakely

Question 20

{Oakley} looked into the experiences of ?

Answer 20

maternity

Question 21

{Oakley} conducted Unstructured Interviews with how many women, before & after having a baby?

Answer 21

55

Question 22

{Oakley} the Unstructured Interviews lasted how long on average?

Answer 22

2.5hrs

Question 23

{Oakley} developed very strong r__ and was even present at what event in some cases?

Answer 23

Rapport

Births of the children

Question 24

{Oakley} interviews began during ? and the final ones were conducted how many months after birth?

Answer 24

Pregnancy

5months

Question 25

**{Oakley}** looked into topics such ante\_\_ & post natal care, childbirth and postnatal ?

Answer 25

Antenatal Depression

Question 26

As seen in Oakley's Unstructured Interviews, the main **PRACTICAL advantage** of Unstructured Interviews is ?

Answer 26

Rapport

Question 27

**{PRACTICAL} advantage**: the inf\_\_ of these interviews makes respondents open up a bit more and delve into what **type** of topics (that require rapport) ?

Answer 27

Informality Personal

Question 28

**{ETHICAL} benefit** : Similarly to Semi-Structured Interviews, Unstructured Interviews allow for what **type** of topics to be discussed?

Answer 28

Sensitive/Unusual

Question 29

**{ETHICAL} benefit** : Because rapport has been established, the respondent is more likely to con\_\_ in the interviewer with things that may've been personal & pa\_\_.

Answer 29

confide painful

Question 30

Again, the **THEORETICAL strength** of Unstructured Interviews is ?

Answer 30

'Respondent's view/voice'

Question 31

**{THEORETICAL} strength**: the respondent is able to do what to the conversation ? This means they can express their v\_\_ with greater freedom and in more detail.

Answer 31

control it views

Question 32

a **{PRACTICAL} setback** of Unstructured Interviews is that they require what two things?

Answer 32

Time & Money (cost)

Question 33

**{PRACTICAL} setback**: the interviewer is "going with the f\_\_\_" so this means Unstructured Interviews are more time c\_\_\_

Answer 33

flow consuming

Question 34

**{PRACTICAL} setback** : in terms of money, it is needed in order to make sure the interviewer is skilled enough and can p\_\_\_ which'll let them access the data they need.

Answer 34

probe

Question 35

An **{ETHICAL} drawback** of Unstructured Interviews is the issue of sensitivity & w\_\_\_

Answer 35

Wellbeing

Question 36

**{ETHICAL} drawback:** Even if the researcher is present to s\_\_ if the participant is having difficulty with the subject matter, they aren't able to ensure wellbeing when?

Answer 36

see after the interview/ in the long term

Question 37

**{ETHICAL} drawback**: The researcher has spent time establishing r\_\_ for them to just leave after they've gotten what?

Answer 37

rapport the data they need

Question 38

A **{THEORETICAL} issue** of Unstructured Interviews is that they tend to be un\_\_\_

Answer 38

unrepresentative

Question 39

**{THEORETICAL} issue:** the s\_\_ s\_\_ will be small due to the time it takes to do them, meaning they're unlikely to be t\_\_ of the population as a whole

Answer 39

sample size typical

Question 40

**{THEORETICAL} issue:** However, interpretivists would argue that generalisability is not as important as establishing ?

Answer 40

validity/verstehen