Study title

Socialization in the fraternity, moral orientations and political attitudes of student society members. Topics: Recruiting methods and social structure of student society associations; factors influencing joining a fraternity early on; motivations for joining; socialization in individual student society phases; subordinate activities; integration; potentially leaving the student society; identification with persons and the organization (scale); organization-specific attitudes and norms; models; offices patronage; student customs; society-specific attitudes; political orientation; attitude to prohibition of extremist parties; sympathy scale for CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, NPD and DFU; attitude to the grand coalition; attitude to recognition of the GDR, the Oder-Neisse Line, the foreign policy of the FRG, reunification of Germany, permitting the KPD again, prohibition of the NPD, democracy and dictatorship; tolerance in questions of morals and conviction of belief; college political orientation; attitude to reform of the universities and stronger regimentation as well as reorganization of studies; attitude to the political mandate of the student parlament; attitude to student protests and personal participation in student criticism and protest actions; preference for a political college group; scientific orientation; dogmatism (scale); attitude to admission of foreigners, women students and non-Catholics in the fraternity; membership in a party; position in the fraternity. Indices: military service performed; activity in the fraternity; contact and integration in the student society. Demography: age (classified); school education; vocational training; social origins; regional origins; membership.