I second or third this response... best, Don Monkerud At 3:24 PM -0500 11/22/00, Tom Nagy, Ph.D. wrote: >I might fill out your form if you disclosed more information. I'm >beginning to wonder about Yale (if that's really where you are), if >student's are encouraged to leave off info such as supervising >professor, willingness to share the results, etc. In the '60s we quickly >learned that research is more often directed against people than to >benefit people. Just how will your findings benefit the victims of >globalization here or in China? >tom nagy > >David Yu wrote: > >> Dear Sir or Madam: >> >> I am a student in my senior year at Yale University. I was referred to >> this list by a friend, because I am working on a research focusing on >> the current situation of American youths who were involved in the >> sixties movements and their influence on Sino-U.S. relations. For sole >> research purposes, I am conducting a brief survey that could provide a >> wealth of information for my project. >> >> I have included my questionnaire in email format below, but I also >> included a copy as attachment in case you prefer filling it out in >> Microsoft Word. Would you please take a few minutes to fill it out and >> reply back to me? Since I expect to complete my research in a couple >> of months, I am anxious to receive some urgently needed results. This >> is not an easy research topic, but I am hoping for a successful >> project that can be possible only by generous help from you. >> >> I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation in advance for your >> precious time and valuable inputs for the research, and I look forward >> to hearing from you. >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> David Yu >> >> QUESTIONNAIRE (total 18 >> questions) This is a survey related to research on the current >> situation of American youths who were involved in the sixties >> movements and their influence on Sino-U.S. relations. (You may choose >> multiple answers for any question.) Thank you for your >> cooperation. PERSONAL BACKGROUND: >> 1. In which kinds of activities were you involved during the >> sixties? anti-war movement___, civil rights movement___, feminist >> movement___, SDS___, urban reform programs___, hippie >> activities___, other counterculture >> experiments__________________________________; 2. What is your field >> of specialty and current occupation? >> field of specialty_______________, >> occupation________________; 3. What is your educational level today? >> B.A./B.S.___, Masters Degree___, Ph.D.___; 4. Do you still keep >> in touch with those who had also participated in the activities of >> the sixties? Yes_____, No_____, With some of >> them_____; PRESENT THOUGHTS: 1. Have your experiences from the >> sixties been affecting your life philosophy so far? >> Completely____, Somewhat____, not at all____; 2. Do you >> believe that the generation of the sixties is: >> * seasoned by their experience and struggles and presently >> America^s mature generation? Yes____, No____, >> My opinion_______________; * able to adapt to the high-tech >> revolution? Yes___, No___, barely____; * still playing >> important roles in our current era of economic >> globalization? Yes____, No____, My >> opinion_______________________; 3. Today, what is your opinion on >> the concepts and idealism (social equality, world peace, >> participatory democracy, free-love, etc.) that may have captivated you >> as a youth? >> should be continually promoted___, need re-evaluation___, >> ambivalent___, unsuitable for today^s society___; My >> opinion__________________________; 4. Do you think that the concept >> of "politically correct" is the manifestation and extension of a >> sixties spirit? >> Yes____, No____, My >> opinion________________________; 5. In the sixties, you fought against >> the biases, lifestyle, and societal order of your parents' >> generation. With regard to your current position in life, have you: >> >> fulfilled your idealistic dreams of the sixties? ____ , or >> inherited the values and lifestyle of your parents? ____ , or you >> have other views: __________________________; >> 6. Ever since four black students in Greensboro, N.C. sat in at a >> lunch counter to protest the "white- only" policy in 1960, the >> nation has made strides towards being a more just society. Yet >> racial tensions and hate-crimes exist in society today. Are you >> satisfied with the progress made in civil rights? >> Yes____, somewhat____ No____, My >> opinion_________________________; 7. If you were involved in any >> anti-war activity in the sixties, do you find similarities between >> U.S. intervention in Vietnam and recent U.S. military involvement >> in other parts of the world such as Haiti, Iraq, Somalia, and >> Kosovo? >> Yes___, No___, I would like to >> specify____________________________; >> * Do you support these actions? >> Yes___, No___, My >> opinion_________________________________; 8. If you were influenced by >> the new call for a liberated womanhood such as that in Betty >> Friedan^s Feminine Mystique or were involved in the struggle for >> women^s rights in the 1960s, do you still hold the same convictions >> about women^s rights today? Yes_____, No____, >> Somewhat_____; >> * Are you satisfied with the improvements in equal rights for >> women? >> Yes___, No___, I would like to >> specify___________________; VIEW ON SINO-U.S. RELATIONS: 1. In which >> types of activities are you involved between the United States and >> China? >> Business___, Culture___, Academics___, Technology___, >> Education___, Tourism___, Others__________; >> 2. How would you evaluate current relations between the U.S. and >> China? >> Friendly cooperation___, Competing partners___, Hostile >> confrontation___, Optimistic___, Pessimistic___, >> Other_____________; 3. What are your anticipations for the development >> of Sino-U.S. relations? >> Constructive partnership___, Lots of difficulties, but there is >> light at the end of the tunnel___, Unpredictable___, My >> opinion___________________________; 4. Have you ever had the >> opportunity to share your experience from the sixties >> and thoughts about it with your Chinese peers? >> Yes___, No___; 5. To which aspects of Sino-U.S. >> relations development do you think you could >> possibly contribute? >> Economy___, Education___, Academics___, Science and >> Technology___, Culture___, others_______________; 6. Do you think >> U.S. Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with China, >> and China^s accession to the WTO are positive moves? >> Yes___, No___, Not sure___, My >> opinion_______________________; >> * If China joins the WTO, the U.S. will have widened >> opportunities to do business in China. Do you plan to >> participate in relevant activities? >> Yes___, No___, Yes, but without specific >> plan_____. >> YOUR COMMENT (Optional):_______________________________________ THE >> END
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