Interviews (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Data types interviews can generate
Data types interviews can generate
Quantitative and qualitative data
Theoretical approach associated with interviews
Theoretical approach associated with interviews
Interpretivist approach
Structured interviews definition
Structured interviews definition
Fixed questions in same order from predetermined schedule
Primary data type from structured interviews
Primary data type from structured interviews
Quantitative data
Key feature of semi-structured interviews
Key feature of semi-structured interviews
Core questions + flexibility for follow-ups
Unstructured interviews resemble what?
Unstructured interviews resemble what?
Extended conversations, open-ended and flexible
Group interviews involve how many people?
Group interviews involve how many people?
Multiple people interviewed simultaneously
What is the interviewer effect?
What is the interviewer effect?
Interviewer's traits/biases influence participant responses
Personal characteristics that can cause interviewer effect
Personal characteristics that can cause interviewer effect
Age, gender, ethnicity, social class
Why interviews have high response rates
Why interviews have high response rates
Data collected directly by interviewer, not relying on returns
Disadvantage: interview resource requirements
Disadvantage: interview resource requirements
High time and cost compared to questionnaires
Archer (2003) finding on interviewer effect
Archer (2003) finding on interviewer effect
Researcher's whiteness silenced some Muslim boy participants
Wright et al (2005) finding on exclusions
Wright et al (2005) finding on exclusions
Felt labelled and discriminated against; exclusions unjust
3 technologies used for modern digital interviews
3 technologies used for modern digital interviews
Skype, Zoom, FaceTime
Digital interview advantage re: geography
Digital interview advantage re: geography
Access to geographically dispersed participants