Elite and Specialized Interviewing

by Lewis Anthony Dexter

Book Overview

Lewis Anthony Dexter (1915-1995) pioneered the use of specialized interviewing as a tool in the social sciences. He argued that interviewing persons who have specialized information about, or who have involvement with, any social or political processes is different from standardized interviewing. In 'elite' interviewing the investigator must be willing to let the interviewee teach him what the problem, the question, or the situation is. He demonstrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810102951
• ISBN13: 9780810102958
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.