| I. I am amazed
at how rude and uncivilized some people act toward their neighbors, coworkers, friends,
and strangers. |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
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| 2. I believe
that most people will become more civil if our leaders set the right tone. |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
| 3. Contentious
behavior is natural and part of being human. (Hint: Think how through the ages
our entertainment, sports, politics have all been marked by contentious behavior.) |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
4. Contentious
behavior has increased during the 1990s.
(Hint: When did you first hear the term 'roadrage'?) |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
| 5. Today the
industrialized nations have no major threat to their existence such as a WWIII between the
Soviet Union and the USA with potential nuclear destruction. |
Agreee
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
6. Today marks
the first time in history the United States has not had EITHER:
1.) A major external
threat or war with a foreign power (The
Cold War, Viet Nam, Korean War, WWII,
WWI, Spanish
American War, Civil War, Indian Wars,
Revolutionary War
are highlights.);
OR,
2.) A major internal economic
threat (The Great Depression,
Financial Crashes of 1907, 1876, 1830s,
are highlights.) |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
7. Contributing
to the deterioration in civility:
There is little wide open new frontier for those individuals who desire
to expand
and build as was common in the 19th century -- a time of the open
wild West that
anyone could migrate into. |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
8. Contributing
to the deterioration in civility:
There is constant social, cultural and governmental pressure forcing unwanted
relationships. (Examples of this include the former Yugoslavia
shattered into its
parts (Bosnia, Herzegovina, Kosovo) and the USSR now over twelve
separate entities.) |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
9. Contributing
to the deterioration in civility:
With no life-threatening outside enemy, domestic demagogues are rising
to power
and threatening the health of the United States. |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
| 10. There is a
class-envy civil war brewing in the USA. |
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
| 11. Can civility
flourish with several domestic factions waging class warfare? (Examples include
race, gender, female v. male, language, national origin, religious....) |
Yes
No
I haven't thought about it |
|
12. What my
country needs is not a 'good nickel cigar', but a good, cleansing-of-arrogance-style
recession to 'scare us' all into friendship, civility and working cooperatively.
|
Agree
Disagree
I haven't thought about it |
|
| 13. Do you
recognize the major threat to domestic tranquility and prosperity posed by economic
globalization if your homeland fails to keep pace technologically? |
Yes
No
I haven't thought about it |
|
14.
June 15, 2002, Arthur Andersen conviction & our post-9/11 culture.
Considering the many aspects of our culture including the
psychology, morals, ethics, tolerance for lying, cheating and deceiving, etc., do you
think that Arthur Andersen & Co. would have been convicted in the period before 9/11? |
9/11
did change us in these ways
9/11 did not change us in these ways
And I think: |
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| 15. This survey
is: |
Silly
Interesting
Ridiculous
Thought-provoking
I can't think about these things |
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| 16. I am: |
Female
Male |
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| 17. My age group is: |
Under 20
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70
& older |