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Are there subject matters you would feel uncomfortable addressing as an interviewer because of personal issues? What is your plan to deal with that?

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Uncomfortable Subjects: Interview Process

There are certain subjects in an interview that I'd rather not carry out, issues that I consider as taboo from the onset. In social research, I interview subjects via the quantitative & qualitative process. Within the quantitative framework, every answer is taken as part of measurable data; therefore, if I have to, it is easier to ask subjects I am uncomfortable with through this means. Take for instance a sex survey data. I am quite uncomfortable asking subject about their sexual habits for a survey on reproductive matters, especially if these subjects are people I know, see every day and work with. It is hard for me to be scientific when I know the person and his friends & loved ones very well. Even then, quantifiable data in a quantitative interview with limited answers is the way to go for me. Questions like: "How many sexual partners have you had in the past?", "Do you consider sex to be a mere physical act?", "Have you, together with a partner, considered or gone through abortion of an unwanted child together?", "When was the last time you had sex?" - In quantitative research - the answer to ...

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