Group Interviews

Question 1

Peer group pressure

Answer 1

• participants may change their answers in order to fit in with the group

Question 2

Paul Willis study

Answer 2

• obtain wealth of information in a small amount of time
• neo Marxist approach, wanted to know what the impact their WC background had on their educational progress
• micro scale = qualitative methods
• encouraged respondents to talk and largely prevented himself from talking

Question 3

PET analyse ( Willis)

Answer 3

Practical - not time consuming, difficult to manage
Ethical - safe peer environment, uncomfortable
Theoretical - rapport, individuals may dominate discussion