PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
Interview someone who is at least one generation apart from you. Your interview should include roughly 20 meaningful, in-depth questions.
Ask this person to describe his/her life and pay particular attention to the ways in which gender influenced various facets of his/her experience, such as (but not limited to) early family life, education, career, relationships, social life, etc.
Narrow your focus to the one or two areas that interest you most, then report your findings in the context of our course material. Compare and contrast this person’s experience with your own experience or understanding.
Deliverables:
A typed (double spaced) transcript of your interview. This does not need to be an exact word-for-word account, as you would do if you were conducting qualitative research, but the transcript should contain the questions you asked and at least the essence of the responses. This should be a live, interactive interview (i.e., in person, via phone or IM)…do not e-mail a list of questions to your subject for them to answer in writing.
A 3-4 page paper which should include:
Any gender-related themes that emerge from the interview, in the context of our course material, paying particular attention to your area of focus (use APA formatted citations where necessary).
A description of how this person’s experience is similar and/or different from your own experience or understanding.
A brief summary of what you learned by doing this project.
