Some Considerations in Interviewing the Old, Old

Wingrove, C. Ray

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1987-01-01

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Wingrove, C. Ray

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Department of Sociology, University of Kansas

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Abstract

Drawing upon personal experiences, the author makes a number of suggestions to follow when interviewing those in their late seventies and above. He deals with such topics as pitfalls in obtaining interviews, dress, rapport, length of interview, allaying respondents' fears, and coping with communication problems caused by interviewees' visual and hearing losses.

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Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 12, Number 2 (WINTER, 1987), pp. 71-76 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.5022

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