Interviewing in qualitative research
How does Oakley suggest that qualitative interviewing should be used as an explicitly feminist research method?
By creating a more equal relationship between interviewer and interviewee
By invading the privacy of women and treating them as objects
By imposing academic interpretations upon women’s accounts of the world
None of the above
By creating a more equal relationship between interviewer and interviewee
In a highly influential article, Oakley (1981, cited on page 488) criticized the “male-stream” bias inherent in textbook guides to interviewing and said that it was morally indefensible for women to treat other women like this. She advocated a model of qualitative interviewing based on a non-hierarchical relationship between conversational partners, where rapport and reciprocity were of central importance.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 488-490
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 488-490
By creating a more equal relationship between interviewer and interviewee In a highly influential article, Oakley (1981, cited on page 488) criticized the “male-stream” bias inherent in textbook guides to interviewing and said that it was morally indefensible for women to treat other women like this. She advocated a model of qualitative interviewing based on a non-hierarchical relationship between conversational partners, where rapport and reciprocity were of central importance.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 488-490
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 488-490
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What is a “probing question”?A. One that inquires about a sensitive or deeply personal issue
B. One that encourages the interviewee to say more about a topic
C. One that asks indirectly about people’s opinions
D. One that moves the conversation on to another topic
What can you do to reduce the time consuming nature of transcribing interviews?
A. Use a transcribing machine
B. Employ someone to transcribe for you
C. Transcribe only selected parts of the interviews
D. All of the above
Which of the following is a disadvantage of qualitative interviewing relative to participant observation?
A. It has a more specific focus
B. It is more ethically dubious, in terms of obtaining informed consent
C. It may not provide access to deviant or hidden activities
D. It does not allow participants to reconstruct their life events
Which of the following is an advantage of qualitative interviewing relative to participant observation?
A. It allows you to find out about issues that are resistant to observation
B. It is more biased and value-laden
C. It is more likely to create reactive effects
D. None of the above
Which of the following is not a type of qualitative interview?
A. Unstructured interview
B. Oral history interview
C. Structured interview
D. Focus group interview
Why is it helpful to prepare an interview guide before conducting semi-structured interviews?
A. So that the data from different interviewees will be comparable and relevant to your research questions
B. So that you can calculate the statistical significance of the results
C. In order to allow participants complete control over the topics they discuss
D. To make the sample more representative
Which of the following makes qualitative interviewing distinct from structured interviewing?
A. The procedure is less standardized
B. “Rambling” off the topic is not a problem
C. The researcher seeks rich, detailed answers
D. All of the above
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