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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...