German Schoolchildren in the Summer 1990 (German-German Schoolchildren Survey 1990)

Moral orientations, goals in life, information habits, understanding of
democracy, trust in institutions, national identity and nationalism.
Attitude to unification of Germany.

Topics: General contentment with life; optimistic or pessimistic
future prospects regarding school or occupational progress, development
of the country, dealing with environmental problems, maintenance of
peace as well as personal development in the area partnership and
friendships; satisfaction with the political system; desirable goals in
the area personality, social contacts, professional career, work,
leisure time and family; belief in God; anomy scale; sex role
orientation, achievement orientation and statements on society (scale);
postmaterialism scale; understanding of democracy; assessment of
realization of democracy in the old and new states (scale); trust in
public institutions; evaluation of groups, youth groups and movements;
fear of the future, measures on selected social events or
characteristics; national consciousness and national pride (scale);
evaluation of young people of the other part of Germany as Germans or
citizens of the GDR or FRG; local ties or identification with the
Federal Republic, with Germany or with Europe; general attitude to
unification of Germany and evaluation of the unification process;
expected effect of unification on personal life; interest in history,
relative to German history in the sections after 1900; perceived
amazement regarding selected politicians and personalities of German
history; attitude to National Socialism (scale); most important areas
of personal interest; sources of information about political events of
the day; frequency of political discussions with parents, other adults,
school friends and representatives of youth groups or associations;
sources of information used regarding political events in the other
part of Germany; self-assessment of degree of information about living
conditions of young people in the other part of the country; attitude
to politics and dissatisfaction with politics (scale);
self-classification on a left-right continuum; classification of one´s
own family regarding income or assets as well as regarding standing in
society on a top-bottom scale; participation in activities in the
municipality; membership in a political youth organization as well as
interest in party membership; social origins.