Attitude of Young People on Social Questions and the FDJ 1988

Attitudes and activities in the framework of the FDJ and the "FDJ
contingent GDR 40", world view and solidarity with the GDR, stand on
social fringe groups.
Topics: Interest in the summit meeting between Gorbachev and Reagan;
significance of science for scientific-technical progress, interhuman
relations, environmental protection; interest in various areas of
life and topics such as art and culture, history, politics (scale);
knowledge about the "FDJ contingent GDR 40" and its goals and tasks;
sources of information used (scale); discussion about this with other
persons (scale); knowledge about articles on the contingent in the
"Junge Welt" {young world}; frequency of reading "Junge Welt";
personal value of individual goals of the contingent (scale);
evaluation of the effects of the FDJ contingent (scale);
participation in a members meeting on the FDJ contingent; content
evaluation of members meeting (scale); resolution of a battle program
for the FDJ contingent; evaluation of the battle program and personal
activities; acceptance of a personal task in the battle program;
experiences in social life in preparation of the 40th anniversary of
the GDR (scale); participation in decisions and involvement in the
FDJ group; solidarity with the FDJ group; frequency of listening to
"youth radio DT 64"; solidarity with the GDR, SU, FDJ; willingness to
defend the GDR; understanding for leaving the GDR; world view; member
in youth researcher collective or youth brigade; member in the FDJ or
a party; knowledge about externally conspicuous youth groups such as
punks, trend-followers, heavy metals, Gruftis; discussions with young
people from such groups; experiences with skinheads; reasons for
young people to be skinheads; desired reaction of the public to
behavior of skinheads; personal attitude to skinheads; supplemental
form for students: moral orientations (scale); solidarity with the
GDR, SU, SED, FDJ; attitudes to environmental protection in the GDR
and the significance of scientific-technical progress for this; stand
on compatibility of economic growth and environmental protection;
stand on use of nuclear energy; reasons for trust in the SED (scale);
fear of infection with AIDS.