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100 1 $aWeiss, Robert Stuart,$d1925-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79088996
245 10 $aLearning from strangers :$bthe art and method of qualitative interview studies /$cRobert S. Weiss.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press ;$aToronto :$bMaxwell Macmillan Canada ;$aNew York :$bMaxwell Macmillan International,$c[1994], ©1994.
300 $aix, 246 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index.
505 2 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Respondents: Choosing Them and Recruiting Them -- 3. Preparation for Interviewing -- 4. Interviewing -- 5. Issues in Interviewing -- 6. Analysis of Data -- 7. Writing the Report -- App. A. Other Names for Qualitative Interviewing -- App. B. Fields That Use Qualitative Interviewing -- App. C. Sources of Bias and Their Control -- App. D. Consent Forms -- App. E. Quantitative Coding of Qualitative Interview Material.
520 $aLearning from Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's thirty years of experience interviewing and teaching others how to do it. Through those years, Dr. Weiss has shown consummate skill at eliciting insightful, deeply felt responses when interviewing for his successful books on such diverse topics as doing well at work, coping with marital separation, and loneliness.
520 8 $aThe most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation - an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific and honest accounts of both internal and external events.
520 8 $aAgainst the eclectic background of his work in national sample surveys, studies based on semi-structured interviewing, and participant observation, Weiss walks the reader through the method of qualitative interview studies: sample selection, development of an interview guide, the conduct of the interview, analysis, and preparation of data.
520 8 $aWeiss gives examples of successful and less successful interviews, enhanced by a sidebar of his own running commentary on how each interaction between interviewer and respondent inhibits or promotes this essential alliance. He offers specific techniques and guidelines - equally helpful to the seasoned professional or beginning graduate student - which he has found useful over many years of asking people to "tell me about it."
520 8 $a.
520 8 $aLearning from Strangers is a reference guide, an essential text, and a memoir of the experience of doing research. It recounts the emotional experience of being interviewed, the likelihood of respondents telling the truth, and the ethical defensibility of interviewing. Qualitative interview materials have helped Weiss bring to readers the pain of bereavement, the desperate restlessness of loneliness, and the confusions attendant on divorce.
520 8 $aLearning from Strangers will be useful to all those who use qualitative research interviews to gather data.
650 0 $aInterviewing in sociology.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067565
650 0 $aSocial surveys.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124079
852 00 $bleh$hHN29$i.W42 1994