What are the characteristics and advantages of a semi-structured interview?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER:
?It utilizes open-ended and flexible questions and allows space for the interviewee to direct the conversation into a new direction. This approach allows the ethnographer to potentially discover cultural aspects that are new and to re-frame theoretical questions while in the field.

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A gender B social status C age D socioeconomic class E profession

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Which biological scientists informed the early evolutionary approaches in anthropological theory?

A) Darwin and Wallace B) Tylor and Morgan C) White and Steward D) Vayda and Rappaport

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It is natural for human beings to view the world anthropomorphically, assigning human characteristics to animals and forces of nature. This view is consistent with ____ theories of religion

a. sociological b. political c. intellectual/cognitive d. psychological

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Which of the following statements about peasants is NOT true?

A. They owe rent to the government. B. They practice small-scale agriculture without modern technology such as chemical fertilizers and tractors. C. They are not part of the world market. D. They all live in state-organized societies. E. They owe rent to landlords.

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