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Unstructured interviews

1. High validity

   • People are more likely to be honest
     • feel relaxed

2. Flexability

   • go onto different topics
     • Gives the participarticipentent the chance to talk about what they want
       • however large amounts of data to sort through

3. Understanding

4. Exploring Different Topics

   • Allowed them to find out things they may not be looking for
     • However, may give unnecessary
   • Go into depth and find out something different

5. Natural

   • Like a conversation
     • Allows the person to be comfotable
       • more truthful

6. Ethical issues

   • Get concent
     • Are upfront
   • participents identities concealed
     • talk more freely
     • protection from mental harm

7. Different types

   • One on one
   • Group
     • Shows Verstehen

8. establishes rapport

   • Allows the researcher to show empathy
   • forms a bond, establishes trust
     • Makes them more likely to open up
   • Dobash & Dobash 'violence against wives'

9. compare with other methods

   • structured interviews allw for discusion, so dont get the whole picture
     • reductionist

10. small sample

    • cannot genralise