Student and College Politics

Political participation, college political consciousness as well as
occupation perspectives and learning conditions of Cologne students.

Topics: Social origins; occupational goal; characterization of desired
occupation; income of parents and one´s own financial situation;
relationship with parents and their political activities; subjects of
studies and degree sought; evaluation of study conditions at the
Cologne university; weekly study time, organized according to
participation in seminars and lectures; satisfaction with studies;
circle of friends; political socialization; judgement on college
instructors and subjects; contact with professors and assistents;
judgement on the relevance of studies in practice; troubles at the
university; task of a college; interest in college politics; personal
college political activities; membership in a college group or
fraternity; attitude to political statements of professors; attitude to
student parlament, the social system, social disputes and conflicts;
attitude to study reform and a stronger regimentation of studies;
attitude to protest actions and demonstrations, co-determination for
students as well as change of the entire education system; protest
against the Vietnam war; judgement on the influence of student protest
actions on political decisions; perceived judgement of student actions
by non-student groups; personal participation in information events;
attitudes to student representation and the general political mandate;
election participation and behavior at the polls in the last election
to the student parlament; political world view; democratic fundamental
philosophy; personal party preference and that of parents; sympathy
scale for CDU, SPD, FDP, NPD and DFU; attitude to the emergency laws,
permitting the KPD, prohibiting the NPD, recognizing the GDR, making
divorce easier, possibilities to acquire the SED newspaper ´Neues
Deutschland´, compulsory military service, trade union and large
concerns; housing situation; religiousness.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; school
education; vocational training; income; household income; place of
birth; regional origins; military service.