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Values
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Education, Faith, Family, Friends, Future

Question: What do you think is important in life? What do you believe in?  What do you value? 
Response
All
Faith
15
Family
13
Education/School
10
Future
9
Friends
5
Other
12

Specific Responses:
  • Family
  • Faith
  • Friends
  • School
  • Education
  • College
  • Goals
  • Food
  • Girls
  • Self respect
  • Money
  • My life
  • Everything
  • Love
  • Trust
  • Loyalty
  • Being nice


Question: What do you spend most of your time doing outside of school? 
Response
All
Sports/Athletic activities
15
Watching television
4
Spend time with friends
4
Other
19

Specific Responses:
  • Use the computer
  • Talk on the phone
  • Complete chores: clean house
  • Watch television
  • Play baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, football, soccer
  • Play video games
  • Spend time with friends
  • Get in trouble
  • Shop
  • Skateboard
  • Ride a dirt bike
  • Go outside and be athletic
  • Finish homework
  • Watch my nephew
  • Swim
  • Listen to music
  • Study
  • Go different places
  • Hunt, fish
  • Attend church
  • Watch new born kittens
  • Sleep


Question: What is the one thing you have done in your life that you are most proud of?
Response
All
Athletic Success
6
Academic Success
5
Helping others
4
Other
13

Specific Responses:
  • Good sports player
  • Pranks
  • Saying no to drugs
  • Giving a speech
  • Perfect attendance
  • Good grades: all A's, 99 on a test
  • Winning games
  • Help others: helping kids have an operation in Canada for free, help others when they're down, teaching my sister
  • Being nice
  • Learning how to ride a skateboard


Question: How do you celebrate stages, periods, or transitions in life?  What rites of passage are there? 
Specific Responses:
  • Birthday
    • Go out to eat/Food
    • Receive money
    • Party
    • Go to movies
    • Swim
    • Fish
    • Receive clothes
    • Get together with friends
  • Rites of passage/Ceremony
    • Baptism
    • Car at 16
    • Fifteenth birthday celebration


Question: What age is one considered to be an adult?
Response
All
14-17
5
18
14
19
2
20
20
21 or over
2
Range of ages/Depending on home situation
7


Question: How do you greet others?
Response
All
Words (Hey, Hi, What's up?, etc.)
20
Hugs
7
Nods
5
Handshakes
3
Hand gestures (wave or hold up a few fingers)
4


Question: How do you make a decision?  Do you set up a list of pros and cons?  Do you listen to people's advice?  Do you trust your "gut" instinct?
Response
All
Instinct
18
Listen to advice
5
Instinct and advice
7
Guess
1


Graphics from Microsoft Digital Library
Updated on April 30, 2006
Laura Miller
EDIT 6600
Email: chlov531 at uga.edu

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