For this assignment you are required to analyze how someone that you know thinks about gender in their everyday life. The purpose of this assignment is for each of you to: 1) Apply the concepts we are covering in class to your everyday lives and the lives of those around you 2) Work on critical thinking about gender and building a strong and coherent ANALYSIS, not summary, of the social world (i.e. make an argument and back it up with literature and data). 3) Exercise and hone your skills as a writer 4) Begin to develop critical interviewing skills 5) Learn what interviewing can tell us about systemic gender inequalities Directions Step 1: Data Collection Pick a friend, family member, acquaintance, colleague, or any other person you may know to interview. Find a quiet place where you can talk, perhaps a coffee shop, living room, park, etcetera. You may opt to audio record the interview so that you can reference what your interviewee said. IF YOU WANT TO RECORD THE INTERVIEW, YOU MUST GET INFORMED CONSENT FROM THE PERSON YOU ARE INTERVIEWING. This means that: 1. You explain to your interviewee that you are talking to them as part of a class project 2. Their name and any identifying information will not be shared with others 3. The audio file will be deleted as soon as you complete the assignment 4. They can stop the audio recording at any time without penalty 5. No part of what they say during this interview will be used for any other purposes other than your paper in this class 6. The interviewee is capable of providing informed consent (i.e. over the age of 18, not under the influence or otherwise incapacitated) If you do not get informed consent to audio record the interview from the person you are interviewing, you CAN NOT audio record the interview. You will instead either a) pick a different person to interview or b) rely on notes that you take during the interview to conduct your analysis (i.e. write your paper). After going through the informed consent process, you will ask them the following demographic questions: 2 1) How old are you? 2) What is your gender? 3) What is your race? 4) What is your sexuality? 5) Where did you grow up? 6) What is your current religious identity? After you gather this demographic information, ask your respondent five of the following ten questions: 1. What comes to mind when I say the word “gender”? 2. What do you think should change about gender norms in U.S. society today? 3. What do you think should stay the same about gender norms in U.S. society today? 4. What would you consider appropriate behavior for men in U.S. society today? 5. What would you consider appropriate behavior for women in U.S. society today? 6. What are your thoughts on transgender people in U.S. society today? 7. How do you think that race shapes men’s experiences in U.S. society today? 8. How do you think that race shapes women’s experiences in U.S. society today? 9. How old were you when you realized you were [respondent’s gender]? 10. What did it feel like to realize that you were [insert respondent’s gender]? Interviews should last between 30-60 minutes. You should “probe” when necessary. For example, if you ask someone what comes to mind when you say the word “gender” and they say “nothing,” then follow your original question with something like “could you elaborate on that for me?” or “what do you mean by nothing?” In general, try to avoid asking questions that could be easily answered with a “yes” or a “no.” This will give you much more interesting data to analyze later on, and will ultimately make it easier for you to write your paper. Additionally, you should assign your respondent a pseudonym. This means that you should make up a fake name for this person so you do not reveal any identifying information about them (so, if the person you interview is named “Sally” instead of using their real name in your paper, call them “Jean” or some other name that is not too similar to their real name). Even if you get permission to audio record your interview, you should take notes during the interview process. Keep track of the things your interviewee says that stand out to you. This will give you a starting place for your analysis. Step 2: Analysis Early on in your paper you should state clearly which five questions you asked your interviewee. Then, use our course readings to analyze your data. Your analysis should be specifically focused on addressing the following four questions/ points: 3 1) What patterns do you notice in your data and what are specific examples of these? You should provide direct quotes or excerpts from your interview notes as data to support your argument (Hint: This is why you will want to have an audio recording and/or notes from your interview so that you can reference direct quotes from your respondent). 2) What does your respondent’s answers tell you about contemporary understandings of gender in U.S. society? 3) Compare and/or contrast your interviewee’s responses with dominant understanding of gender based on what we have discussed in class. 4) How do you think your respondent’s social location shapes their answers to the questions you asked (hint: consider their answers to the demographic questions you asked here)?
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