The Interview and the Paper 2-25-08 - The Interview and the Paper Interview Concerns Soliciting Voluntary consent Anonymity confidentiality Staging

The Interview and the Paper • Interview Concerns – Soliciting • Voluntary consent • Anonymity, confidentiality – Staging • Scheduling and location • Comportment – Interviewing • Following a guide • Probing • Introducing sensitive questions – Note taking

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The Paper • Paper (Due April 14) – Frame the analysis around course themes and use section headings • Coupling • Children and relationships • Household divisions of labor, etc. – Integrate course readings, class discussions, and 5 outside articles within the life course themes identified – Conclude with a reflection on how your life plans and future family may correspond or deviate from observations in readings and interviews – Include a bibliography • Note- Do not simply transcribe the interview or submit disconnected summaries of articles. Write a paper that highlights your ability to frame your “case study” interview in accordance with sociological perspectives, research, and theories about how families develop over time - and in their historical contexts.

• John and Cleo got married in 1995 and live in Ithaca, NY. Both have a Master’s degree in business. At the time they met, and for the first couple of years in the marriage, both worked and earned comparable wages in similar jobs.