These interviews can be conducted on co-workers, neighbors, friends, etc. They may be conducted over the phone, via video chat, or in person. Do not use first and last names. You may use pseudonyms or initials.
Your paper should address the following:
- Identify each person’s class, race, and gender, using the terminology in the course textbook and lectures.
- What role has class, race, and gender played in their lives? How do you see stratification as playing a role?
- Analyze each person’s specific components of culture and relate them to his/her stratified position in society.
- Apply one of the sociological perspectives to each of the individuals’ life stories. Why did you choose this particular perspective? How does it explain each person’s life and life choices?
- What are some of the benefits and limitations of using the interview as a research methodology?