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|Abstract=Laughter  emerges  naturally  in interaction.  -In  the  context  of the  telephone  survey  interview,  however,  laughter  threatens  standardization.  Consequently,  some  survey  research centers  prohibit  interviewers  from  laughing  during  the  administration  of surveys.  The data  for this  study  are recorded  telephone  interviews  from one such  survey  research center How  interviewers  handle  the "laughter  invitations"  of respondents  is analyzed. Because  these  interviewers  are not  taught  what  to do when  laughter  occurs,  they  rely on their  tacit knowledge,  either  accepting  the  invitation,  declining  it, or engaging  in "pseudo-laughter":  Interviewers  most  often  decline or use a pseudo-laughing  response. Laughter  patterns  in a survey  research  center  that  does not  prohibit  interviewer  laughter  are examined  for comparison,  and  generally much  more  reciprocation and  laughter  are observed.  Respondent  laughter  exhibits  a central  tension  in the  telephone  survey  interview:  How  can interviewers  maintain  both  standardization  and an appropriately  affiliative  social relationship  with  respondents?  The  differential  management  of this  tension  is explored  in terms  of survey  methodology,  the  sociology of (social) scientific  knowledge,  and the  organization  of talk  in institutional  settings.
 
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Lavin2001
BibType ARTICLE
Key Lavin2001
Author(s) Danielle Lavin, Douglas W. Maynard
Title Standardization vs. rapport: Respondent laughter and interviewer reaction during telephone surveys
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Tag(s) EMCA, Interviews, Laughter, Telephone Surveys
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Year 2001
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Journal American Sociological Review
Volume 66
Number 3
Pages 453-479
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Abstract

Laughter emerges naturally in interaction. -In the context of the telephone survey interview, however, laughter threatens standardization. Consequently, some survey research centers prohibit interviewers from laughing during the administration of surveys. The data for this study are recorded telephone interviews from one such survey research center How interviewers handle the "laughter invitations" of respondents is analyzed. Because these interviewers are not taught what to do when laughter occurs, they rely on their tacit knowledge, either accepting the invitation, declining it, or engaging in "pseudo-laughter": Interviewers most often decline or use a pseudo-laughing response. Laughter patterns in a survey research center that does not prohibit interviewer laughter are examined for comparison, and generally much more reciprocation and laughter are observed. Respondent laughter exhibits a central tension in the telephone survey interview: How can interviewers maintain both standardization and an appropriately affiliative social relationship with respondents? The differential management of this tension is explored in terms of survey methodology, the sociology of (social) scientific knowledge, and the organization of talk in institutional settings.

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