Advantages Of Unstructured Interview

Register to read the introduction… This is good because then everyone that is interviewed will have the same definition of material deprivation as the interviewer. Whereas official statistics may not be as clear as Item B states, ‘The ways in which material deprivation are defined and measured in official statistics may also be different from the definitions and measurements used by the sociologist’ However, unstructured interviews have disadvantages too. One would be that unstructured interviews are very time consuming, this is because the interviewer or interviewee may go into more detail on a topic as unstructured interviews are very flexible. Furthermore, a lot of time may be used up before the interview entirely as the interviewer needs to be high trained and have good people skills so they can establish a rapport, it may take a lot of time finding the right person, or training them …show more content…
This is when the respondent gives ridiculous answers to the sociologist on purpose just to be a bother to them. Furthermore, if the unstructured interview is with more than one child, this is more likely to happen.
A final disadvantage would be that because it is a sensitive topic, parents may not be willing to let their child talk about their financial difficulties, like Item B says, ‘However,, this sensitivity may mean that parents and pupils do not wish to disclose their income to a stranger, especially in a face-to-face interview’.
In conclusion, although the unstructured interview method has many advantages such as it being more relaxed and flexible, the investigation is on the effect of material deprivation of education achievement, which would need more quantitative data than qualitative, as it is easier to compare material deprivation and educational achievement with. Furthermore, the topic is very sensitive and more people are likely to lie in interviews, whereas other methods like official statistics and documents are more secure and