Irving Seidman Interview

In this short text Irving Seidman answers an important question: why interview? Seidman contends that it is important to reflect on an experience, and interviewing is a relevant method of research. Interviewing can simply be defined as a mode of inquiry, but of course, it can be more complex than this. The author elaborates in the purpose of in-depth interviewing: understanding peoples’ experiences. Overall, this text discusses the place interviewing has in research. The text stresses the importance of understanding the paradigm wars that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s (qualitative vs. quantitative research). In brief, interviewing is a powerful tool that can be used to gain much insight on social issues. This text provides much relevant information
related to my research this semester.