Exam 2: Interviewing

You are interviewing African American employees at predominately White companies. One of your participants says that they have never experienced any prejudice from any of their coworkers in this or any other job. Familiar with the sociological research on race relations in the workplace, you have a hard time believing this. What is the most appropriate way for you to respond?

What should you do when you find negative cases?

You are conducting interview research in your city on changing family dynamics as parents become elderly. Write a feasible research question for this project.

List six things other than establishing rapport that you would do during the interview to get high-quality, rich, detailed information from your participants.

In a loosely structured interview, you generally have a list of ______ that you want to cover.

If John is interviewing university administrators, what would be the most appropriate for him to wear?

If you are interviewing college students, what would be the most appropriate to wear?

List six things you would do during your loosely structured interviews to establish rapport or ensure the quality of the interview.

Analysis occurs ______ data collection in interview research.

In your own words, explain why loosely structured interviews lend themselves to theory building.

You work for a center that provides mental health services in your county. Your department is surprised by new statistics that show that suicide rates are rising fastest among people aged 65 and over. Your organization wants to set up services aimed at preventing suicide among this population but doesn't have a good understanding of why people in this age are committing suicide. You decided to conduct qualitative interviews to better understand this. What is your research question?

Which would most likely be a sample size that you would use for interview research?

Which of the following is an example of conceptualizing in interview research?

If a participant is silent after you ask a question, it is generally best to ______.

You are beginning your analysis of your interviews with engaged couples about their relationships with their soon-to-be parents-in-law. You start out with several codes that came out of your literature review, including "disapproving," "not good enough," "stealing the child away," "acceptance," "attempts to make nice," and "better than own family." These are examples of ______.

Random selection is an inappropriate way to get participants for interview research because ______.

You are beginning your analysis of your interviews with mothers who have recently returned to full-time work after having children. In your interviews, you find several codes appearing frequently including "abandonment," "conflicted," and "pressure." These are examples of ______.

Which of the following is the best interview question for getting thick description?

Interpretivists believe that all research, no matter how you conduct it, is ______.

You are working for a local nonprofit that provides funding for food assistance programs. You have been tasked with evaluating barriers to WIC (sometimes referred to as "food stamps") enrollment in families headed by one or more undocumented immigrant parents. Which sampling method would you most likely choose for this research?