SURVEY

1. Please provide a definition for the word 'cool' as teenagers would define it today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How would teenagers define 'un-cool' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Next to each item below, write down either whether you think each item is C (for cool) or U for un-cool). If you are not sure write down ? (For 'unsure'.)

1. Consider the 'cool' items ticked in the list in question 3. Place a tick next to any of the following reasons, which best reflect why you feel these things are cool.

1. fun/enjoyable
2. most people like it
3. doesn't involve just adults
4. challenging
5. my friends like it
6. It's normal
7. not boring
8. in fashion
9. modern
10. intelligent
11. technological
12. respects our freedom to do what we want
13. exciting
14. makes people feel empowered
15. makes us feel more adult
16. makes us different to others
17. makes us belong to a group

1. Which of the following would you say are seen as normal by most people in today's society

• Living together before marriage
• swearing
• being pro-choice in the abortion issue
• praying on a daily basis
• divorce
• making fun of Religion because religious followers are naïve
• not going to Church
• participating in other forms of spirituality
• being critical of all forms of authority and Institutions
• saving children dying from famine
• praying to a God that we cannot see
• homosexual marriages
• pornography
• striving for success, as an end in itself
• making money

1. In what light would you say various parts of the media present the following? Please write one of the following letters next to each item following this legend

• Very negatively = VN
• Negatively = N
• Indifferently = I
• Positively = P
• Very positively = VP
• Other ( please express in given space)

7. How do you feel when the following are discussed in Religious Education?

Comfortable - C

Okay - O

Bored - B

Uncomfortable -U

Angry -A

As if I am being brainwashed - Br

8. Tick, which of the following best reflects the REASONS for your answers in the previous question.

1. How does the teacher know this?
2. I know the teacher doesn't mean it
3. I feel embarrassed
4. Hell doesn't exist
5. Nobody has ever seen God
6. I am reminded of something I would rather forget
7. It's boring
8. It's irrelevant
9. It's un-cool
10. It's not true to our reality
11. This is all old stuff
12. I think there is some truth to it
13. The ideas are not supported by most people in society
14. Negative images are portrayed about these things in the media
15. This is the only place I ever hear this message
16. My family doesn't believe it
17. I was not brought up to think about such things

9. Which of the following best describes what life should be about?

1. fun
2. sacrifice
3. suffering
4. love
5. following rules
6. helping others
7. making money
8. having a family
9. belonging to a group
10. peace
11. finding your identity

10. Tick which of the following groups, do you think would have something to contribute to the issues in column 1.

11. Name 5 qualities you look for in a friend

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12. Place a tick next to the qualities or actions that would lead you to being rejected by some of your friends

1. naivety
2. being a 'goodie two shoes'
3. saying no to certain things
4. going to Church on Sundays
5. listening to classical music
6. only watching 'G' or 'PG' movies
7. saying you are not allowed to go some place because your parents won't let you

13. Often, our beliefs, actions and attitudes indicate who or what in society we most admire and therefore imitate and follow. Please rank the following from 1 - 5. Number 1 will be the group or element of society which you mostly follow in your beliefs, actions and likes and 8 will be the group or element you least follow as shown through your beliefs, attitudes and likes.

1. Parents
2. Friends
3. Church
4. Television characters
5. Movie stars
6. Music industry stars
7. Other celebrities and/or sport stars
8. Music

14. Please rank the following according to which you would most want to be like if you had the chance. 1 means most and 10 means the least.

1. Your favourite celebrity (whether music or movie or television or sport)
2. The Pope
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Mother Teresa
5. Your parents
6. A cool teacher who is good looking
7. A kind Priest or Religious
8. A kind but un-cool teacher
9. The best looking kid in the school
10. The coolest kid in the school

15. Finally, would you say following the Christian religion is cool? Why or why not?

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