| Description |
1 online resource (148 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-140) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Interviewing in perspective : The interview society ; The history of interviewing -- 2. Structured interviewing -- 3. Group interviewing -- 4. Unstructured interviewing : Accessing the setting ; Understanding the language and culture of the respondents ; Deciding how to present oneself ; Locating an informant ; Gaining trust ; Establishing rapport ; Collecting empirical material -- 5. Types of unstructured interviewing : Oral history ; Creative interviewing ; Postmodern interviewing ; Grounded theory and the interview ; Gender and interviewing -- 6. Framing and interpreting interviews : Framing interviews ; Interpreting interviews -- 7. Ethical considerations -- 8. New trends in interviewing ; The interview as a negotiated accomplishment ; Empathetic interviewing ; The problematics of new approaches -- 9. Future directions : Formal interviews ; Group interviews ; Unstructured interviews ; Electronic interviewing -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
In this concise, student-friendly guide, Fontana and Prokos give a cogent introduction to the history, types, and methods of interviewing in the social sciences. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Interviewing.
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Interviewing. |
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Interviews.
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Interviews. |
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Psychology.
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Psychology. |
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Social sciences.
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Social sciences. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Prokos, Anastasia H.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fontana, Andrea. Interview. Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007002475 |
| ISBN |
9781598747430 (electronic book) |
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1598747436 (electronic book) |
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9781598741087 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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159874108X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781598741094 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1598741098 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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