Sociology 2260A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Qualitative Property, Focus Group, Nonprobability Sampling
11 Dec 2017
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Qualitative interviews are good for research questions that focus on the subjective (interpretive) meaning that life experiences have for respondents. Involves a mutual sharing of experiences (between informants & researcher) May occur over a series of time over time can probe into sensitive topics. Non-probability sampling used: snowball + purposive sampling, for hidden populations participants then asked to refer others. Inductive process (grounded theory) theory derived from data collection. Theoretical sampling researcher continues to sample until no new themes. Incentive: the remuneration given to the research participants should be. Interview sites: often occur in a member"s home where they are comfortable (cid:523)or emerge (reach theoretical saturation) appropriate for target samples office, restaurant, coffee shop) Transcribing is a time-consuming process but should be done immediately after so the researcher can better decipher audio that may be difficult to understand. Selective transcription: only parts of the interview that the researcher deems relevant are transcribed. Fully transcribed: best for trustworthy and dependable findings.
