@trylo (trylo) posted a new topic, subject "short survey! please take it!". It read:

   _I originally posted this in the babble forum but I think that was the wrong place_
    
    I'm going to be writing a paper on political socialization and I'd appreciate it if everyone could answer the following questions.
    
    If you don't consider poltics something that intrests you, that's fine and I would really like you to respond to this poll, I'll need your input to prove my point! You can elaborate on your answers but short one word answers are just as good.
    
    Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?  
    Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing?  
    Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure?  
    Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it)
    
    Thanks!

So @ShibbOleth (ShibbOleth) replied

    > *Originally posted by trylo *  
    >  _**I originally posted this in the babble forum but I think that was the wrong place**_
    
    Hi **trylo** , a mod will be around anytime to chastise you for cross-posting (posting the same thing in different forums). Try not to do this again. Welcome to the SDMB, it's a pretty cool place, but we like our chaos orderly in these parts. 
    
    Q1: No
    
    Q2: Neither, I was registered “independent” originally.
    
    Q3: No
    
    Q4: Not too well

Then @NightRabbit (NightRabbit) said

    Ahhh always liked filling these things out… (actually I'm procrastinating from my own paper right now… yeesh)  
    Q1: Certain parts of it… but if yes/no isn't a good answer I'll just say yes
    
    Q2: Rightish baby, rightish
    
    Q3: hah! NO
    
    Q4: yeah, I was a pushover

To which @Daowajan (Daowajan) replied

    Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?
    
    Only if a politician comes into my house, eats my pizza, hits on my girlfriend and pees on my rug. It happens more than you'd think.
    
    Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing?
    
    Probably left wing.
    
    Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure?
    
    Well, I liked living with my family, but I wouldn't say we kids were ever a subordinate part of the family structure.
    
    Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it)
    
    We didn't have rules at my house, duuude. Except for that one about not starting fires in the rooms that didn't have fireplaces.

So @Ell (Ell) replied

    1. No
      2. I don't like chicken
      3. Yes
      4. No

After which, @atypicalcarl (atypicalcarl) added

    [ol]  
    [li]No[/li][li]Right[/li][li]Yes, but I was the eldest.[/li]Yes[/ol]

After which, @mangeorge (mangeorge) added

    Q1: Yes.  
    Q2: Lefty. No limo.  
    Q3: As a child, yes. My teens were a real bitch. See Q4  
    Q4: My father died when I was 11. I was pretty much the authority figure for 5 younger siblings. I was too young for that, imo.  
    Will you be posting a link to your finished paper?  
    Now go to bed.   
    Peace,  
    mangeorge

After which, @Grrr (Grrr!) added

    Q1 It used to when Bill was in office. He's so entertaining.  
    Q2 Not sure I like selective parts of both.  
    Q3 Well I left home when I was 15 so go figure.  
    Q4 I was a little rat bastard when I was a kid (I regret it tremendously now) I would sometimes do the exact opposite just to spite the parental units.

@JavaMaven1 (JavaMaven1) replied

    > *Originally posted by trylo *  
    >  **  
    >  Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?  
    >  Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing?  
    >  Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure?  
    >  Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it)
    > 
    > Thanks! **
    
    #1. No, parrishdenise@example.net.  
    #2. Leftish, but not by that much.  
    #3. I enjoyed being with my mom, but severly disliked her husband.  
    #4. 95% of the time, even though I did pull some of the typical teenage crap now and again.

@grimpixie (grimpixie) replied

    > *Originally posted by trylo *  
    >  **Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?  
    >  Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing?  
    >  Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure?  
    >  Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it) **
    
    Q1: Not usually, but I surprise myself by getting quite worked up on occasions…  
    Q2: Left  
    Q3: Yes until late teens/early 20's - also, as the oldest of four, I (so my siblings _alledge_ ) often acted like I was a “deputy parent”!  
    Q4: Yes
    
    Gp

@CrankyAsAnOldMan (CrankyAsAnOldMan) replied

    > *Originally posted by trylo *  
    >  **
    > 
    > Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?  
    >  Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing?  
    >  Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure?  
    >  Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it)
    > 
    > Thanks! **
    
      1. No. I mean, when I think “Politics” I tend to think of the worst parts of it, the dirty campaigning, the slick dealmaking, the self-interest. Ugh
    
      2. Right in the Middle
    
      3. This question is flawed but it's a common error that people make in writing survey questions–you're asking TWO things–did respondents like living with their parents, and did they like being a subordinate part of the family structure. The problem is that when people answer “NO” you have no way of knowing if that meant they (a) didn't like living with their parents or (b) didn't like being subordinate or © both. Worse yet, it's possible that people will answer “no” NOT because they didn't like the experience, but because they didn't believe they WERE subordinate so they're answering “No, this wasn't the case in my family.” Thus, I think your answers on this question are hardly interpretable. Revise it or drop it from analysis. (God, don't you hate social scientists!!!)
    
      4. Utterly. My parents' approval meant a lot to me. On the other hand, they didn't “Tell me not to do” most things. It was understood what was expected, and they didn't have to lay down the law. At any rate, I certainly respected their authority.

@Sasquatch (Sasquatch!) replied

    **Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?**  
    Not intentionally. I care about it, but I hate talking politics with anyone.  
    **Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing? **  
    Sorry to give a non-answer, but it depends on the issue.  
    **Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure?**  
    No.  
    **Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it) **  
    No.

Then @KneadToKnow (KneadToKnow) said

    > Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?
    
    No.
    
    > Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing?
    
    I consider myself like the upper wing on a biplane: capable of going from one extreme to the other but contiguous between them as is necessary for stability. 
    
    > Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure?
    
    Not much at the time, but if given the opportunity to go back to a time when someone else paid all the bills and took care of me all the time, I can't say I wouldn't have to stop and think about it.
    
    > Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it)
    
    Mostly. On some things, I was the model child: I never drank, I didn't smoke much until very late high school and then in constant fear of being discovered, and I never did any drugs. On the other hand, I lost my virginity at 15, had a minor career as a shoplifter. In all fairness, I also exercised some excellent judgment in _not_ doing some of the things my parents wouldn't particularly disapproved of (being a bigot for one).
    
    Hope this helps.

@divemaster (divemaster) replied

    Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?  
    **Yes**
    
    Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing? **Heavily to the Right**
    
    Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure? **Depends on what you mean by “younger.” As a teen, I was smart and responsible and somewhat resented certain parental restrictions. Looking back, however, I think they did well.**
    
    Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it) **Yes, for the most part.**

To which @Francesca (Francesca) replied

    1. Certain issues get me fired up, others leave me cold.
    
      2. Left.
    
      3. No.
    
      4. Yes.

@AHunter3 (AHunter3) replied

    Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up?
    
    A1: It can be. Some of what attracts political attention is not interesting or relevant as far as I'm concerned. Meanwhile, some issues I regard as intensely political are seldom covered or treated as political by the media.
    
    Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing?
    
    A2: I'm almost at right angles to both constructs, but I'll say “more left”.  
    Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure?
    
    A4: I enjoyed living with my parents but I didn't like the subordinate part and had authority struggles with them.
    
    Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it)
    
    A5: Mostly. My authority struggles didn't necessarily revolve around disobedience per se.

To which @Dragwyr (Dragwyr) replied

    > *Originally posted by trylo *  
    >  **Q1: Is politics something that gets you fired up? /B]
    
    I get concerned about politics and the fact that there is too much politics in today's society, but I wouldn't say I get “fired up” about them.
    
    > **  
    >  Q2: Do you consider yourself more right wing or more left wing? **
    
    I consider myself slightly more left wing.
    
    > **  
    >  Q3: Did you enjoy living with your parents while younger and being a subordinate part of the family structure? **
    
    Yes, for the most part. I wouldn't say I was subordinate, though. I always felt that they respected who I was as I was growing up and that they tried to raise me as a responsible, independent thinker.
    
    > **  
    >  Q4: Did you respect your parents authoritaran duties towards you? (in other words, if your parents said don't do something, you didn't do it) **
    
    Yeah, pretty much. I knew growing up that they knew more than I and I tried to benefit from their experience by listening to them.
    
    Hope this helps.

Then @Cliffy (Cliffy) said

    1. Yes
    
      2. Very left-wing (although whenver watsonwil and I disagree it turns out that I'm being more conservative than he is)
    
      3. Noting Cranky's analysis of this double question, yes and yes.
    
      4. Generally; not always.
    
    
    
    
    –Cliffy

Then @Rysdad (Rysdad) said

    1. Not usually
      2. Right leaning
      3. I never felt subordinate
      4. I did whatever I could get away with. In other words, I was exactly what I hope my son _won't_ be.

Then @KneadToKnow (KneadToKnow) said

    > *Originally posted by KneadToKnow *  
    >  Mostly. On some things, I was the model child: I never drank, I didn't smoke much until very late high school and then in constant fear of being discovered, and I never did any drugs. On the other hand, I lost my virginity at 15, had a minor career as a shoplifter. In all fairness, I also exercised some excellent judgment in _not_ doing some of the things my parents wouldn't particularly disapproved of (being a bigot for one).
    
    Jesus, what did I drink for breakfast? Let me try to mop up some of that grammar I spilled all over the screen:
    
    Mostly. On some things, I was a model child: I never did any drugs (still haven't :)), never drank, and didn't smoke at all until very late high school and then very rarely due to a constant fear of getting caught. On the other hand, I had a budding career as a shoplifter during late elementary school and I lost my parrishdenise@example.net. In all fairness, I did exercise some excellent judgment in _not_ doing some of the things my parents wouldn't particularly have disapproved of (being a bigot for one).

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