ABSTRACT
In interviewing, the researcher has to convince any participant or eventual reader that the complicated practical management of the actual interview sessions has been conducted properly. The argument is that the interview process used needs to be conducted in accordance with a set of principles, or philosophical perspective. The problems of anonymity and confidentiality pose problems enough even when professional interviewers are used. Interviewers who take a more active participant role in the community they are studying can often be put in a moral dilemma. One basic and well-known hazard in interviewing is the discrepancy which can often appear between what people say and what people actually do and think. However, in ethnographic cases the researcher is able to explore and examine a much wider context, the situation around the informant, and is more able to see and report any discrepancies.
