Consciousness Development and Social Origins of Young People 1969

Leisure interests, media usage, social activity as well as
attitudes to social development in the GDR dependent on social origins.
Topics:
Membership in the circle or in community of interest;
interest in and participation in the fair of the masters of tomorrow;
frequency of reading magazines and newspapers (scale);
frequency of listening to the broadcasts of the youth studios "DT 64";
leisure partner;
attitude to intercepting and watching western broadcasters;
attitude to compatibility of occupation and marriage;
interest in and readiness for participation in local representative bodies;
attitude to the paramilitary athletic action "Signal GDR 20";
judgement on relationship with parents;
frequency of conversations about politics with father or mother and
agreement with political views;
opinions on treatment of political questions in school, collective,
FDJ leadership and FDJ life;
personal participation and desires for structuring FDJ-work;
assessment of the information from radio and television
in politics, sport, culture, science;
agreement of political views with friends;
self-assessment of socialist class attitude;
love of native country and reasons for this (scale);
opinions on the building of socialism in GDR,
destruction of imperialism in West Germany, non-recognition of the GDR,
the 20th anniversary of the GDR;
readiness for defense of the GDR;
reasons for service in the NVA;
acceptance of the military entry into the CSSR;
opinions on rapproachment of capitalism and socialism
through technical revolution, world-wide achievement of socialism;
attitude to cooperation with the Soviet Union and reasons for this (scale);
assessment of the stability of the socialist camp;
pride in GDR citizenship;
world view;
readiness to join political party and which;
reasons for membership in FDJ;
frequency of participation in member meetings;
agreement with action of class leaders;
assessment of housing conditions;
presence of one's own room;
employment of mother;
amount of income of parents;
possession of durable consumer goods (scale);
amount of pocket-money;
relatives outside of the GDR;
achievement in various subjects.