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In-Depth Interviewing

Learning Objectives:
To understand the strengths of in-depth, qualitative interviews
To discover ways of identifying participants for a qualitative interview study
To learn how to construct an interview guide and conduct an interview
To learn how to transcribe interviews

Both van den Hoonaard (and me) recommend ending an interview with this question, "Is there anything that I haven't asked you about that I should have?" (van den Hoonaard)

Unobtrusive Research

Learning Outcomes:
To become familiar with unobtrusive methods of research
To understand the difference between manifest content and latent content
To become familiar with the variety of ways in which sociologists use content analysis

What might researchers study that is considered unobtrusive?

Analyzing Physical Objects

Trust the Process: Analyzing Qualitative Data

Learning Objectives:
To become familiar with the process of data analysis
To understand how to go about coding
To grasp how to develop and use themes, sensitizing concepts, and generic social processes in your analysis

How do the various themes and concepts relate to each other?