Student and College Politics

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.