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Typical forms and courses of development of personality and social habits of young people depending on social factors and conditions. Topics: Frequency of reading regional and national newspapers and preferred topics; frequency of watching or listening to special programs on GDR radio and television (scale); frequency of listening to or watching programs of West German radio or television; desired occupation; school achievements corresponding to the desired occupation; existence of a friend and a circle of friends; age and sex of friends; frequency of getting together with friends; sense of well-being in one's circle of friends; comparison of circle of friends and Pioneer group; effect of friends on school achievements; existence of a best friend or a girl friend; sense of well-being in the class; accepting tasks of the group council; assessment of life in the Pioneer group; occupation with Thaelmann's life and significance for one's own life; assessment of the collective character of the class; readiness to become a member of the FDJ; conviction that socialism will be successful world-wide; following political events; readiness to join a political party; pride in being a citizen of the socialist nation; solidarity with the GDR; interests: geography, literature, economics, physics, psychology, film, politics, military matters, technology, fashion, history, morals, music, biology, sport, chemistry, dance, travels; evaluation by teacher: self-confident, active for socialism, happy and pleasant, intelligent, politically informed, learning easily, responsibility in collective, attentive in instruction, convincing others politically, mathematically capable, representing political convictions, effort in school, accepts criticism, comradely, learns throughly, adapts to collective; occupation of father and social origins; occupation of mother and social origins; occupation of parent or guardian; repeating a year; school grades.