Social Experiences of Adolescents 1983

Daily values, future expectations, school achievements, attitude to
school and expectations of choice of occupation.
Topics: Attitude to school; reasons to go to school gladly or
reluctantly; requirements of school; relations in the class
collective; characteristics of a comradly schoolchild; experiences
with teachers, school, instruction, social position as
schoolchildren, FDJ; just treatment in school, family and public;
expectations of choice of occupation; willingness to stand up for the
GDR under arms; desire to be grown-up; readiness to learn from the
experiences of older people; conveying experiences by adults;
relationship between young people and adults; work values; desire to
have occupation of father or mother; understanding of father, mother,
friends, teachers in political questions; leisure conversations
about politics; exchange of experience in one's circle of friends
(scale); relationship of personal experiences and knowledge provided
in school; role of the FDJ; critical attitude regarding school; free
expression of opinion in school; every-day values such as work,
money, harmonic family life, achievement, obedience, knowledge, good
relations, political position, good friends and colleagues; future
expectations (scale); educational goals of parents (scale); goals in
life (scale); school accomplishments achieved; membership and
functions in the FDJ; number of siblings; family structure;
vocational certificate of parents; occupation group of parents;
vacation work; vocational certificate sought; desired occupation;
possession of consumer goods in one's family; housing conditions;
necessity of military training camps.