Survey for my school project

1. Age 28

2. Gender Male

3. Did/do you watch music videos as a teen? Yes I did

4. What genre/decade did/do you watch music videos in as a teen? 90's

5. As a teen, how did you dress, or, if you were unable to, how would you have wanted to dress? I dressed as a goth kid

6. Would that style of clothing have been 'cool' to your peers? More of a freak than anything honestly

7. How did 'cool' people dress--the boys? The girls? Prep/jock

8. How did ‘cool’ boys behave? Girls? Cocky

9. Were drugs, smoking, or alcohol use ‘cool’? It was about 50\50 split on that

10. Would your peers have thought you were cool if you had a knife, gun, or other weapon? Again about 50\50 split

11. Was being in a gang cool? Nope

12. Did you get into fights as a teen? Did your friends? How often? I did quite a bit friends did not. In one year of highschool, my sophomore year, I was in 32 fights

13. Did you do drugs as a teen? Your friends? A few to many drugs and yes my friends did to

14. Did you drink alcohol as a teen? Your friends? Yes and yes

15. Did you smoke as a teen? Your friends? yes and yes

16. Were you sexually active? Was it cool to be sexually active? no and yes

17. Was it expected for you to be sexually active? What about your male friends? Your female friends? yes yes and no

18. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a female when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example. I was attracted to almost any female I saw. The only ones I was not attracted to were the extremely over weight people.

19. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a male when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example. didn't really have one

20. Were you/your friends depressed or prone to depression? I was not my friends

21. As a teen, what did you LIKE about your body? I was in good shap all the time

22. As a teen, what did you DISLIKE about your body?In the area i grew up in I was kinda short at 5'9

23. Did you/your friends ever commit or contemplate committing an act/acts of vandalism? Would you have been cool if you did?Not that i recall

24. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing theft? Would you have been cool if you did? yea we stole no it was not cool

25. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing a serious crime? Would you have been cool if you did?No and No

26. Do you think that the music you listened to had an effect on your thoughts or behavior? Not at all I listened to rap metal classic rock anything and not one thing dictates or effects how i think or act then or now
27. Do you think the music videos you watched had an effect on your thoughts or behavior? see answer above

28. What has changed about music and music videos since you were a teen?Not sure really most of it annoys me because it is to depressing I am not an emo kinda guy.

29. What has changed about how young people dress since you were a teen?the clothes are darker and tighter.

30. What has changed about how young people behave in regards to drugs, alcohol, etc. Since you were a teen? I notice more teens doing drugs than ever and more smoking but that is it.

31. How have trends regarding teen sexuality changed since you were a teen? More pregnant teen mommies.

32. How have trends regarding teen depression or suicide rates changed since you were a teen? more ten suicide

33. How have trends regarding teen violence changed since you were a teen? Have not really noticed honestly.

34. How have trends regarding teen body image changed since you were a teen? All teens want to look like the one next to them in an attempt to be an individualistic person when in reality they almost all look exactly a like with different colored hair

Thanks for all the responses everyone. I still need more if you're willing! Thanks so much. :)

I'm not shy! :P

1. Age
22
2. Gender
Female
3. Did/do you watch music videos as a teen?
Yes
4. What genre/decade did/do you watch music videos in as a teen?
Pop and Country. Mostly MTV when it was actually music and not reality shows
5. As a teen, how did you dress, or, if you were unable to, how would you have wanted to dress?
Hmmm.... jeans and t-shirts
6. Would that style of clothing have been 'cool' to your peers?
I dressed casual, I doubt anyone would say I dressed cool.
7. How did 'cool' people dress--the boys? The girls?
The boys=designer brands, the girls=provocative, skirts, spaghetti straps/low cut shirts
8. How did ‘cool’ boys behave? Girls?
Went to parties "all the time". They were all snobby and stuck on themselves
9. Were drugs, smoking, or alcohol use ‘cool’?
Apparently to the "cool kids" it was
10. Would your peers have thought you were cool if you had a knife, gun, or other weapon?
Oh lord no
11. Was being in a gang cool?
I was from a farm town, so unless you consider the farm kid friends gangs no :rofl: In fact I was just discussing that almost all the "cool kids" were farm kids....I somehow got left out of that mix :P
12. Did you get into fights as a teen? Did your friends? How often?
Nope, my friends didn't either
13. Did you do drugs as a teen? Your friends?
I didn't, and I didn't keep friends that did drugs.
14. Did you drink alcohol as a teen? Your friends?
I didn't, and I was iffy on friends that drank in high school and refused to hang out with them if they were going to drink
15. Did you smoke as a teen? Your friends?
Nope, I had one friend that smoked
16. Were you sexually active? Was it cool to be sexually active?
No, I was such a good kid back then! I think it was sort of cool to have sex if you were a prep=cool kid. It must have been because I'm entirely sure none of them were virgins.
17. Was it expected for you to be sexually active? What about your male friends? Your female friends?
No, not in my group of friends. I think we all graduated virgins. Our group of friends consisted of males and females and the guys weren't expected to have sex either
18. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a female when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example.
Skinny, 120lbs, not too tall, not too short
19. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a male when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example.
Not overweight, maybe a bit athletic in build
20. Were you/your friends depressed or prone to depression?
The girls heck yeah. Girls like to make life so difficult in those years.
21. As a teen, what did you LIKE about your body?
Pretty much nothing back then
22. As a teen, what did you DISLIKE about your body?
Lol everything I guess. I didn't have boobs, I couldn't fit into a size 0, I didn't think I was pretty, etc etc
23. Did you/your friends ever commit or contemplate committing an act/acts of vandalism? Would you have been cool if you did?
Hmm, not that I can think of. Oh wait, we got in trouble for TPing our own houses and weren't allowed to go to the homecoming game :rolleyes:
24. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing theft? Would you have been cool if you did?
No, one of our friends did and she got shunned for awhile.
25. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing a serious crime? Would you have been cool if you did?
No, and definitely not cool
26. Do you think that the music you listened to had an effect on your thoughts or behavior?
Heck no. Although I do believe music has an effect on hormones and teens wishing they had a...partner of sorts
27. Do you think the music videos you watched had an effect on your thoughts or behavior?
They were pretty provocative and I think they had the same effect with hormones as the music itself. Music and music videos are so sexual. Any person is going to have troubles ignoring the effects of watching such things.
28. What has changed about music and music videos since you were a teen?
It hasn't change a whole lot, but in 10 years it has definitely gotten much more graphic. Sometimes I'm shocked about what the radio is allowed to play these days
29. What has changed about how young people dress since you were a teen?
I'm appalled by the things parents let their little girls wear, it's sickening! My sister took her friends swimming and one of them was 12 years old wearing a string bikini that her mom bought her!!!! Young woman are dressing very provocative! I feel like I'm some sort of pervert just walking through the grocery store looking at some of those girls!!!!
30. What has changed about how young people behave in regards to drugs, alcohol, etc. since you were a teen?
I'm not entirely sure that has changed very much. Kids still drink and still smoke pot. I can't say if it's worse now then it was then. It's only been 5 years since I've been in high school. "only" *sigh* to you youngins that probably sounds like a long time!
31. How have trends regarding teen sexuality changed since you were a teen?
I think it's much more acceptable to have sex younger. People are cohabiting at a substantial rate so teens think "why should I wait if I'm not waiting for marriage?" I have a little sister in Jr High and it's hard to hear all the things her friends are doing. I think schools/parents need to start pushing the idea of waiting for maturity and someone who truly appreciates you. It's unrealistic to expect anyone to wait for marriage unless parents want their kids to marry young. Sex education needs revamped!!!
32. How have trends regarding teen depression or suicide rates changed since you were a teen?
I'd say it's about the same, depression is a really hard thing to deal with as a teen and suicide rates will probably continue to climb unless something is done about it.
33. How have trends regarding teen violence changed since you were a teen?
It seems to be getting a bit worse nation wide. Locally, I'm not so sure, but all the guns and what not brought to school has really become an epidemic that needs to be halted.
34. How have trends regarding teen body image changed since you were a teen?
I think it will only continue to get worse with all the models and model shows on TV. Being a size 0 isn't enough anymore, you need to be smaller. This ties right back into the problem of teen depression. If you don't look perfect you won't feel perfect.

This survey reminds me of how happy I am to not be a teen anymore!

1. Age
18
2. Gender
male
3. Did/do you watch music videos as a teen?
yes
4. What genre/decade did/do you watch music videos in as a teen?
metal
5. As a teen, how did you dress, or, if you were unable to, how would you have wanted to dress?
vans shoes/long hair/t shirt with graphic on it/jeans/white studded belt/zip up sweatshirt with the hood up and the zipper just right above the pocket (idk why the zipper matters but if its not in the right place it just bothers me)
6. Would that style of clothing have been 'cool' to your peers?
yes
7. How did 'cool' people dress--the boys? The girls?
girls-tight pants and low cut shirts
guys-jeans and a pollo
8. How did ‘cool’ boys behave? Girls?
guys-treat everbody else like crap
girls-always need to be dating a "cool" guy
9. Were drugs, smoking, or alcohol use ‘cool’?
yes
10. Would your peers have thought you were cool if you had a knife, gun, or other weapon?
no
11. Was being in a gang cool?
no
12. Did you get into fights as a teen? Did your friends? How often?
yes, we fight for fun
13. Did you do drugs as a teen? Your friends?
i did and so did my friends
14. Did you drink alcohol as a teen? Your friends?
i dont like the taste so ive never been tipsy but all my friends do
15. Did you smoke as a teen? Your friends?
we all smoke
16. Were you sexually active? Was it cool to be sexually active?
yes, i wouldnt say it made you cool but made you seem more mature
17. Was it expected for you to be sexually active? What about your male friends? Your female friends?
for guys it seems like its more expected than it is for girls
18. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a female
when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example.
5'5" flat stomach b or c cup. nice butt no to big but it has to be there
19. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a male when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example.
6 foot 200lbs all muscle
20. Were you/your friends depressed or prone to depression?
i often feel alone and sit in my room and just listen to music because i feel alone
21. As a teen, what did you LIKE about your body?
fairly muscular i get a lot of complements on my butt
22. As a teen, what did you DISLIKE about your body?
large nose
23. Did you/your friends ever commit or contemplate committing an act/acts
of vandalism? Would you have been cool if you did?
everything from tagging to making homemade bombs and setting them off in the park. we do it for fun tho not to be "cool"
24. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing theft? Would you have been cool if you did?
we steal just mainly small stuff for the most part. not to be cool just because we can
25. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing a serious crime? Would you have been cool if you did?
we have contemplated breaking and entering, never went thru with it though. we wouldn't have told anybody though
26. Do you think that the music you listened to had an effect on your thoughts or behavior?
yes
27. Do you think the music videos you watched had an effect on your thoughts or behavior?
yes
28. What has changed about music and music videos since you were a teen?
nothing
29. What has changed about how young people dress since you were a teen?
most people try to be gangster
30. What has changed about how young people behave in regards to drugs, alcohol, etc. Since you were a teen?
they do it to be "cool" which is the wrong reason
31. How have trends regarding teen sexuality changed since you were a teen?
kids are having sex way to young and they dont understand that it is something special between a man and a women that have strong feelings for each other
32. How have trends regarding teen depression or suicide rates changed since you were a teen?
no idea
33. How have trends regarding teen violence changed since you were a teen?
lots of violence
34. How have trends regarding teen body image changed since you were a teen?
they make it all about how you dress

Sure, I'll do it! And I have nothing to hide, so I'm happy to post it here... I was a bad teen, so be warned - LOL. :P

1. Age 33
2. Gender Female
3. Did/do you watch music videos as a teen? Yep
4. What genre/decade did/do you watch music videos in as a teen? I was a teen in the early '90s, so it was mostly grunge... still remember seeing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for the first time. Wow!!
5. As a teen, how did you dress, or, if you were unable to, how would you have wanted to dress? Kinda grungy... jeans, flannel, t-shirt, Doc Martens, etc. Also went through a hippie/bohemian stage, which I still kinda have.
6. Would that style of clothing have been 'cool' to your peers? Yeah, I guess it was the cool way to dress for some kids.
7. How did 'cool' people dress--the boys? The girls? Depends on where you lived, and what kind of kids were around... my (private) school was very preppy, but the local public school was into the grunge or metal look.
8. How did ‘cool’ boys behave? Girls? Being generally bad and obnoxious, doing what we weren't supposed to do - the usual.
9. Were drugs, smoking, or alcohol use ‘cool’? Pretty much.
10. Would your peers have thought you were cool if you had a knife, gun, or other weapon? Maybe if I were a guy in a bad neighborhood, but not so much for a girl in the suburbs... this area is fairly anti-gun overall.
11. Was being in a gang cool? Not in my neighborhood.
12. Did you get into fights as a teen? Did your friends? How often? I only got into one fight, with another girl... the guys in my circle did occasionally fight over stupid things.
13. Did you do drugs as a teen? Your friends? Ayup.
14. Did you drink alcohol as a teen? Your friends? I personally never liked drinking much, but did my share of it... friends did plenty of it.
15. Did you smoke as a teen? Your friends? Yes, and unfortunately I still do. :(
16. Were you sexually active? Was it cool to be sexually active? Yes and kinda.
17. Was it expected for you to be sexually active? What about your male friends? Your female friends? I never felt that pressure, but I'm sure a lot of teens did.
18. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a female when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example. Not as skinny as the "ideal" is nowadays, but generally slender was considered desirable... I was always on the chubby side, so that was occasionally a source of teasing. I personally thought "normal" was better, maybe like Drew Barrymore or similar.
19. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a male when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example. I was more into the buff guys back then, like Marky Mark or LL Cool J. :)
20. Were you/your friends depressed or prone to depression? Yeah, I've dealt with that & so have many of my friends.
21. As a teen, what did you LIKE about your body? I developed early, and kept on developing..... ;)
22. As a teen, what did you DISLIKE about your body? Too fat, of course.
23. Did you/your friends ever commit or contemplate committing an act/acts of vandalism? Would you have been cool if you did? It was done, but not something I participated in or supported.
24. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing theft? Would you have been cool if you did? I shoplifted once just for the thrill, and felt so guilty I never did it again... I had friends who did that regularly, and believed they were cool for it.
25. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing a serious crime? Would you have been cool if you did? Depends on what you consider serious... something like murder/rape/assault, definitely no. :weirdface
26. Do you think that the music you listened to had an effect on your thoughts or behavior? Nah - maybe how I dressed.
27. Do you think the music videos you watched had an effect on your thoughts or behavior? Same as above.
28. What has changed about music and music videos since you were a teen? Videos are much sexier, and too fast/busy for my now-old brain to comprehend... music seems to be ALL pop and R&B, with true rock being practically nonexistent. I think we all stop developing our musical taste after high school, you know?
29. What has changed about how young people dress since you were a teen? The clothing seems to be getting smaller & smaller! If I showed up to school in jeans that showed my butt-crack, I'd be sent home before the first bell rang. :cool:
30. What has changed about how young people behave in regards to drugs, alcohol, etc. since you were a teen? I don't think they're doing more now, just different things.
31. How have trends regarding teen sexuality changed since you were a teen? It's much more acceptable to be open about your sexuality, especially if you're GLBTQ. Good change, IMO!
32. How have trends regarding teen depression or suicide rates changed since you were a teen? Not really sure.
33. How have trends regarding teen violence changed since you were a teen? I think it's gotten worse in some areas, but other areas (around here) seem to have cleaned up considerably. Dunno.
34. How have trends regarding teen body image changed since you were a teen? It was going down a scary path with girls wanting to be TOO skinny, but I think it's improved in recent years.

1. Age 21

2. Gender Female

3. Did/do you watch music videos as a teen? Yes I did

4. What genre/decade did/do you watch music videos in as a teen? 90's

5. As a teen, how did you dress, or, if you were unable to, how would you have wanted to dress? Typical Goth attire

6. Would that style of clothing have been 'cool' to your peers? Not really, no

7. How did 'cool' people dress--the boys? The girls? The preps and the jocks

8. How did ‘cool’ boys behave? Girls? Like they knew everything

9. Were drugs, smoking, or alcohol use ‘cool’? Yes

10. Would your peers have thought you were cool if you had a knife, gun, or other weapon? No

11. Was being in a gang cool? Not that I ever heard

12. Did you get into fights as a teen? Did your friends? How often? No physical fights for me, tried once though. My friends did not

13. Did you do drugs as a teen? Your friends? A few of my friends did pot

14. Did you drink alcohol as a teen? Your friends? Yes and yes

15. Did you smoke as a teen? Your friends? No and yes

16. Were you sexually active? Was it cool to be sexually active? Yes and No

17. Was it expected for you to be sexually active? What about your male friends? Your female friends? No, no, no

18. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a female when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example. I'm into petite girls that look like they need protected, fragile almost. Pretty normal weight, need curves.

19. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a male when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example. Tall, dark and handsom

20. Were you/your friends depressed or prone to depression? Yes

21. As a teen, what did you LIKE about your body? My eyes

22. As a teen, what did you DISLIKE about your body? Im very short and chubby

23. Did you/your friends ever commit or contemplate committing an act/acts of vandalism? Would you have been cool if you did? Yes and yes

24. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing theft? Would you have been cool if you did? No and yes

25. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing a serious crime? Would you have been cool if you did? No and no

26. Do you think that the music you listened to had an effect on your thoughts or behavior? Somewhat. I listened to heavy metal and sort of acted like a metal head. I dressed like the people who sang the music did. But thats really the most of it.

27. Do you think the music videos you watched had an effect on your thoughts or behavior? See answer above

28. What has changed about music and music videos since you were a teen? Way more half naked girls, and now even if you can't sing you can make a CD if you are pretty enough. More lip syncing as well.

29. What has changed about how young people dress since you were a teen? Tighter clothes, more revealing.

30. What has changed about how young people behave in regards to drugs, alcohol, etc. Since you were a teen? More people drinking at younger ages, more smoking. Pot doesnt bother anyone anymore.

31. How have trends regarding teen sexuality changed since you were a teen? More people having sex at younger ages and more getting pregnant at younger ages

32. How have trends regarding teen depression or suicide rates changed since you were a teen? Not sure. I hear that there is more depression and more suicide, but I have no facts to back that up.

33. How have trends regarding teen violence changed since you were a teen? Haven't really seen a change. Crime rate seems a bit higher.

34. How have trends regarding teen body image changed since you were a teen? Everyone has to be underweigh with not even a slight curve or they think they are fat. More people need to wear the designer clothes to fit in and have the long straight flat ironed hair.

1. Age: 23
2. Gender: female
3. Did/do you watch music videos as a teen? yes
4. What genre/decade did/do you watch music videos in as a teen? anything that was on much music. pop mainly
5. As a teen, how did you dress, or, if you were unable to, how would you have wanted to dress? fairly casual. jeans tshirt sweater skate shoes
6. Would that style of clothing have been 'cool' to your peers? no. it was an average look
7. How did 'cool' people dress--the boys? The girls? name brands were big for both genders expensive nice jeans some flashy name brand shirt, etc
8. How did ‘cool’ boys behave? Girls? guys: like they were 8. the girls: like they had something to prove/streetworker (lol)
9. Were drugs, smoking, or alcohol use ‘cool’? no, no and yes. hahah
10. Would your peers have thought you were cool if you had a knife, gun, or other weapon? definitely not. infact I'd probably be slapped
11. Was being in a gang cool? hahah no.
12. Did you get into fights as a teen? Did your friends? How often? I'm a text book avoider. confrontation and I aren't friends. my friends.. maybe the odd chick fight.. you know. "you kissed blahblah you sizznitch!" etc etc
13. Did you do drugs as a teen? Your friends? nope and I suppose but really just weed
14. Did you drink alcohol as a teen? Your friends? I first started drinking in grade 11.. even then It wasnt much I think twice? haha my friends could have used an AA session or two :P
15. Did you smoke as a teen? Your friends? nope, my bestie.
16. Were you sexually active? Was it cool to be sexually active? nope, I was a well sexucated teen. I knew what I wanted and I knew it couldnt be meaningless. I also waited long enough to say I'd do it all over again.. and yeah it was.
17. Was it expected for you to be sexually active? What about your male friends? Your female friends? Nah I never felt the pressure. Im sure some of my other peers did perhaps not any of my male friends.. and yeah I'd say alot of my female friends
18. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a female when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example. I didnt have one. I was actually quite happy with my self .. I just was hoping for more boob than an A cup. thanks so much mom >.>
19. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a male when you were a teen? You may use an actress or photo as an example. 5-7 or a little higher, 170 in that area, slightly muscular however nothing too out there.
20. Were you/your friends depressed or prone to depression? I wasn't I had the odd lows but nothing serious, I had a few friends that had some minor issues with depressions
21. As a teen, what did you LIKE about your body? my eyes and hair.. I was fairly content with me
22. As a teen, what did you DISLIKE about your body? my teeth and titty bitties (LOL)
23. Did you/your friends ever commit or contemplate committing an act/acts of vandalism? Would you have been cool if you did? Not really and no
24. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing theft? Would you have been cool if you did? if they did I didnt know about it and I wouldnt have done it regardless
25. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing a serious crime? Would you have been cool if you did? nope and nope
26. Do you think that the music you listened to had an effect on your thoughts or behavior? definitely angry/ depressing music gets me down.
27. Do you think the music videos you watched had an effect on your thoughts or behavior? nah not really I found the lyrics and sound of the song effected me more
28. What has changed about music and music videos since you were a teen? I dont watch them? hahah
29. What has changed about how young people dress since you were a teen? its gone back to the 80's hahaha
30. What has changed about how young people behave in regards to drugs, alcohol, etc. Since you were a teen? I'd say by the sounds of it teens now a days are getting into drugs more than alcohol. its sad and scary.
31. How have trends regarding teen sexuality changed since you were a teen? I'm not sure.. prehaps stayed the same.
32. How have trends regarding teen depression or suicide rates changed since you were a teen? not really sure
33. How have trends regarding teen violence changed since you were a teen? I've heard more fighting stories from the teen guys at work than I'd thought was possible :s
34. How have trends regarding teen body image changed since you were a teen? skinny...gross skinny seems to be a reoccuring theme.


Side note: a. Im canadian.. and b. I grew up in a small town 9000 people on a good day? hahah

1. Age... 42
2. Gender... Male
3. Did/do you watch music videos as a teen?... Yes
4. What genre/decade did/do you watch music videos in as a teen?... '80's Metal/ Punk Rock
5. As a teen, how did you dress, or, if you were unable to, how would you have wanted to dress?... There was the early '80's when we wore parachute pants, sleeveless shirts with targets, japanese flags, etc. on them. Leather jackets, leather gloves and bracelets with spikes on them. Later in the '80's we wore spandex pants and combat boots. Jeans were always tight. Everybody had mullets and big hair.
6. Would that style of clothing have been 'cool' to your peers?...Yes
7. How did 'cool' people dress--the boys?...The "Preps" wore dress shirts with thin ties, their mullets were permed in the back and moussed on the sides. The "Miami Vice" guys wore pleated pants with the cuffs rolled up, pastel colored Polo shirts and a suit coat trying to look like Don Johnson. Even the black guys had mullets... gerry curled. The girls?...short, tight, denim skirts, spandex pants with leg warmers, oversize sweaters.
8. How did ‘cool’ boys behave?...All in all, everybody acted the same. They just tried to hide it. Girls?...Same
9. Were drugs, smoking, or alcohol use ‘cool’?...Yes. Most everybody smoked weed, or used Cocaine, Meth, PCP, and Mescaline
10. Would your peers have thought you were cool if you had a knife, gun, or other weapon?...Most everybody in my group carried some type of weapon.
11. Was being in a gang cool?... Yes
12. Did you get into fights as a teen?... Yes Did your friends?... Yes How often?...whenever neccessary.
13. Did you do drugs as a teen?...Yes Your friends?... Yes
14. Did you drink alcohol as a teen?...Yes Your friends?...Yes
15. Did you smoke as a teen?...Yes Your friends?... Yes
16. Were you sexually active?... Yes Was it cool to be sexually active?... Yes
17. Was it expected for you to be sexually active?...Yes What about your male friends?...Yes Your female friends?... We hoped they were.
18. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a female when you were a teen?...Thin... Joan JettYou may use an actress or photo as an example.
19. What was your idea of the ideal height/weight/body type of a male when you were a teen?...Most guys were thin, except the football players. You may use an actress or photo as an example.
20. Were you/your friends depressed or prone to depression?...We were too high to be depressed.
21. As a teen, what did you LIKE about your body?...Tall, blue eyes, blonde hair.
22. As a teen, what did you DISLIKE about your body?...The occasional zit.
23. Did you/your friends ever commit or contemplate committing an act/acts of vandalism?...Yes, it was more of our hobby Would you have been cool if you did?...Yes
24. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing theft?...Occasionally Would you have been cool if you did?...Not so much "cool" but generally accepted
25. Did you/your friends ever commit/contemplate committing a serious crime?...Yes, there were some. Most everybody in my group did at least 1 tour in Juvie at one time or another. Would you have been cool if you did?...Wasn't considered "cool", but it wasn't looked down on either.
26. Do you think that the music you listened to had an effect on your thoughts or behavior?...The music didn't "affect" us, it "reflected" us.
27. Do you think the music videos you watched had an effect on your thoughts or behavior?...Maybe it affected clothing style more than behavior.
28. What has changed about music and music videos since you were a teen?... The technology available to produce music and videos
29. What has changed about how young people dress since you were a teen?...Everything is baggy. Even the die hard metal and goth kids clothing reflect the baggy hip hop style.
30. What has changed about how young people behave in regards to drugs, alcohol, etc. since you were a teen?...I don't think that percentage wise as many teens use drugs and alcohol, however, they are addicted to their energy drinks.
31. How have trends regarding teen sexuality changed since you were a teen?...Teens are more aware of the consequences of unprotected sex. When I was a teen, most everything was curable and AIDS was a gay man's, and crack heads disease.
32. How have trends regarding teen depression or suicide rates changed since you were a teen?...I think that today it has become fashionable to be a depressed teen. What they don't count on is the point that they actually convince themselves that things are worse than they are.
33. How have trends regarding teen violence changed since you were a teen?...Today, they don't care about collateral damage.
34. How have trends regarding teen body image changed since you were a teen?...Being overwieght, obese, lethargic and sedentary is ok as long as you are good at video games.