Interview

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Intergenerational Interview

Use these questions to help you gain information about someone from a different generation.

1. Name of the person you interviewed:

2. Relationship to you:

3. When and where was the person born?

4. Tell me a little about the family you grew up in.

5. How do you define “family”?

6. To you, what are the most important family values?

7. Has religion played a role in your life? If so, how?

8. What are the most important values to you?

9. Is there a historical event that has had an impact on your life? What was it and how has it impacted you?

10. What confuses you most about my generation/other generations?

11. Could you give me piece of advice about life, family, etc? What do you wish you had known when you were my age?

12. Is there something else you think I should know and/or take to heart?

Remember to thank your interviewee for their time and for sharing their thoughts and history with you.