1. Many
people feel frustrated about issues affecting their daily lives.
2. Many
people are angry about social problems over which they have no control.
3. Many
people resent other people's success.
4. Too many
groups take what they do not deserve and have not earned.
5. The dirty,
grubby look of many people is a symptom of the anger they feel toward others... they want
to make themselves look unappealing.
6. When
office workers dress down, it is a symptom of their revolt against employers.
Workers are expressing disdain and testing their employer's ability to make them
dress appropriately.
7. On crowded
sidewalks, pedestrians who rudely bump and push are expressing life's general angers.
8. Drivers
who tailgate, cut-off, gesture, swear and perform other road rage antics are reacting to
life's general frustrations.
9. Our society has evolved to a point where many
individuals are so frustrated and angry that they want to inflict harm upon others.
10. Select the attitudes you feel prevail in today's
culture.
11. The "Age of Mean" may end whenthere is a global crisis forcing people to cooperate.
12. Would you say that generally men or women are more
nasty?
13. I believe that we live in "The Age of
Mean."
14. Whether you agreed or disagreed withstatement 12 above, please briefly identify the phenomena mentioned
in this survey including road rage, rude sales people, grubby dress,
aggressive behavior, dirty appearance, rude telephone manners, etc. A cause of rude
behavior may be:
15. Do you
consider yourself at war with the opposite gender?
16. If you are
in the 21% of women who answer 'Yes' to the previous question, did you ever pause to think
about how much fun you are missing?
17. If you are
in the 21% of women who answer 'Yes' to the question 15, did you ever pause to think about
how unhealthy it is to be so contentious?
18. I am: Female Male
19. My age group
is: Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70
& older