Interview Interview And Observation - 1348 Words

In my interview/observation I chose 4 people. The interview included two women and two men. To pick the people for my interview I put a survey out and picked random people who chose to do the survey. The survey was presented by telephone and email . To select people I asked if any of my friends would like to take place in a survey possibly leading to an interview. I picked from close friends and family. The survey questions were: Do you smoke cigarettes? How long have you smoked? How often do you smoke? Do you consider yourself addicted or a social smoker? Would you like to quit? Have you ever tried? If yes, what happened? My first interviewee was a male 40 years of age who admitted to being a smoker of cigarettes since age 16 but didn’t become addicted until age 18. He stated he smokes 15 times a day. He stated he smokes less when at work due to lack of breaks, but once in the comfort of his home he smokes over half a pack. When asked if he would like to stop, he stated ye s and has tried, but only lasted two days before he relapsed. He stated he suffered withdrawals; On the1st day he wasoverly irritable, on 2nd day his head spun and he had a rapid heartbeat, on the 3rd day he stated he was calm, and felt a bit weird and so he finally bought cigarette. Subjective effects: uses it to feel a sense of euphoria Objective: tired and winded My second interviewee was male, age 57, who stated to be an addicted smoker since age 12. Now he claims to smoke 5 cigarettes aShow MoreRelatedParticipant Observation : Observation, Interviews, And Observations856 Words   |  4 PagesParticipant Observation How does one observe while simultaneously participating? It is an awkward position for the researcher to be in—the very nature of the term â€Å"participant observation† is at odds with each other; therefore the author must keep a degree of distance in order to fully observe and record their observations. 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