What are the characteristics and advantages of a semi-structured ...

[tsand2]

What are the characteristics and advantages of a semi-structured interview?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?
 
  A) Innovation is usually welcomed by cultures, while diffusion is often a source of conflict.
  B) Diffusion is usually welcomed by cultures, while innovation is often a source of conflict.
  C) Both innovation and diffusion are often sources of conflict within cultures.
  D) Both innovation and diffusion are highly valued and usually welcomed openly by virtually all cultures.
  E) Neither innovation nor diffusion operates on a cultural level.

[kaillie]

Answer to Question 1

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.

Answer to Question 2

C