Identity Conflicts and Identity Search of the East Germans 1992

National identity and political attitudes in the process of
German-German unification.
Topics: Fulfillment of expectations of currency, economic and social
union and the unification contract; national identity; personal role
in the German-German unification process; understanding of native
country; ties to state; stand on unification of Europe and reasons
for this; necessity of a new constitution and its most important
components; changes since German unification regarding democratic
participation, occupational development possibilities, satisfaction
of material needs, participation in cultural life, health
precautions; current occupation with problems such as unemployment,
disarmament, formation of the common European market, growing crime,
occupational new orientation, growing thoughtlessness, environmental
pollution, rent increase, hunger and poverty in the third world;
reasons for hostility to foreigners; use of the travel freedom and
destinations; intents to emigrate and reasons for this; stand on
influx of foreigners and admission of politically persecuted; stand
on the handicapped; extent to which informed about the situation and
problems of the handicapped; trust in the socially-oriented market
economy, politicians, democracy and principle of rule by law, parties
and organizations, trade unions, friends, family and in one's own
person; place of residence; state.