We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
The Utility of Long Interviews in the Study of American Jews.
- Authors
Cohen, Steven M.
- Abstract
The article discusses the long interview technique. The methodology was applied in research on American Jews and their religious affiliation, in 'The Jew Within: Self, Family, and Community in America,' which forms the basis of the discussion. The interviews were read extensively and intensively to draw inferences about the meaning of being Jewish to moderately affiliated American Jews today. Detailed results are presented. It has been found that long interviews offer several advantages over sample surveys that focus heavily on behavior, especially in conjunction with surveys that plumb behaviors and attitudes.
- Subjects
SOCIAL science methodology; AMERICAN Jews; FOCUS groups; PERSON schemas; JEWISH identity; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Contemporary Jewry, 2000, Vol 21, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
0147-1694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02962399