CMN 3103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Longitudinal Study, Data Analysis
22 Sep 2018
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Dramaturgy: involves elements/ language of theater, stagecraft or stage management. Derived from social interactionist general assumption that humans perceive and interact in reality through the use of symbols. Drama: a mode of symbolic action in which some individuals act symbolically (actors) for others who watch symbolically (audience) = social performance. Distinct from other interview forms because of the immediacy. Differs from active interview in that the interviewer uses the constructed relation of the interview and the subject to draw information from the subject. Interviews are a meaning making occasion in which the actual circumstance of the meaning construction is important. Types of interview: based on degree of rigidity with regard to presentational structure. Uses a formally structured schedule of interview questions/ script. Reationale: to offer each subject approximately the same stimulus so that responses to questions will be comparable. When you have a fairly solid idea about the thing you want to uncover during the interview.
