Unstructured Interviews - done

Question 1

advantages of unstructured interviews

Answer 1

rapport and sensitivity
checking understanding
flexibility
exploring unfamiliar topics

Question 2

disadvantages of unstructured interviews

Answer 2

practical problems
representativeness
reliability
quantification
validity

Question 3

rapport and sensitivity of unstructured interviews

Answer 3

informality allows bonds to be built (rapport), allows them toopen up - good for researching sensitive topics
dobash and dobash - on abuse

Question 4

checking understanding - unstructured interviews

Answer 4

questions can be explained if there is trouble understanidng
follow up questions can be asked for clarification

Question 5

flexibility of unstructured interviews

Answer 5

not fixed to questions - can ask whats interesting or important or relevant, can change topics on the spot

Question 6

representativeness of unstructured interviews

Answer 6

small numbers mean that its hard to make generalisations

Question 7

reliability of unstructured interviews

Answer 7

each interview is unique meaning they arent standardised - makes it impossible for replication

Question 8

quantifiaction of unstructured interviews

Answer 8

open ended questions mean its hard to count up and quantify the amount of people ansewring this or that question - less useful for establishing cause and effect relationships

Question 9

validity of unstructured interviews

Answer 9

they are seen as valid but critics believe that the interaction between people distorts info