Nicole L Gailey

GOLL822 Research Methods II

Class Presentation and Discussion Facilitation: A Qualitative Interview
Research Question: What does it mean to be a female in this society?

You mentioned __________ , tell me more about that.

You mentioned __________ , what was that like for you?
You talked about ___________ , describe that experience in as much detail as possible.
What else happened?
What were your feelings about that?
It sounds as though you had a pretty strong reaction.
It sounds like youre saying . . . .

Topic: General Questions

Can you

tell me a little about yourself?

What type of things do you like to do, hobbies?
What about TV shows?
How about your home life, are there any tasks that only you take care of?
Can you describe to me what your typical Monday would be like?

Topic: The Roles of Women

Do you feel women play specific roles in society?
Do you feel that there are roles that women cannot play or fulfill? What makes

you feel that way?

Do you think women have rather consistently in human history fallen behind?

Does this lead to impossible standards for success?

Are they given special treatment?

When do you feel that a girl actually becomes a woman?

When looking at the role of women in society, how is the time we're in now
different from previous times in history?

Who are some of the women who've helped create this change?
Can you describe one of them to me in detail?
Do women in leadership positions lead differently from men? What did they do
differently?

Is there a different between how women of different classes see their

roles in society?

What do you think about women and homemaking?

Do you feel that they are valued?
Do you feel that this may lead to gender stereotyping? What about a Male in
homemaking?

What about the balance of being a working woman (having a career and
trying to have a family too)?

What types of things do you balance?

How important is this balance to you?
How equivalent are women and men in terms of abilities to shoulder
responsibilities and provide balance?

Do you feel that women today face barriers?

Have you yourself ever had any? Can you please elaborate?
How important do you feel it is that women help other women? What outcome
will that bring?
Why are there generally so few women in top positions?
Is society really changing?

Topic: Perception of Being a Women

Do you believe that there are any gender roles that people should be
taught to follow?

Do you think gender roles are important for our society?

Do you think that the way that a person is raised can affect their gender identity?
Why do you think obviously incorrect gender stereotypes, like that all girls like
pink, remain in society?

Do you believe a womens appearance influences certain Reponses from

others within society?

Whats the difference between being sexual and being sexy?

How would you visualize a woman in media embracing her sexuality without it

being all about being sexy?

How about clothing, do you feel that its important?