Learning How to Ask

This section of chapter 5 talks about how to ask questions when interviewing. It is important to go into the interview with a structure, or a set of questions you intend on asking. However, it is also important to be able to be flexible with your questions as well. This means to ask questions that may have just thought of during the interview. The book also mentions the importance of your assumptions. It says to not completely shut out all of your assumptions because you can never fully do that, but instead to use your assumptions about a subculter to help build more questions for the interviewee. There are also two different types of questions that can be asked, open and closed questions. A closed question is one in which the answer is short and clear. An open question is a question that allows the interviewee to to elaborate. Open questions usually give the interviewer more information and a better understanding of the person's worldview.