Sociology Survey - Please Help with my Research Project

[Crimson Flames]

First, I need this info about those being surveyed. Remember, since I'm not asking your name this is entirely anonymous. I only need these things for research on the population surveyed.
Age:
Gender:
Ethnicity:
Location: (City [if you are ok with it], State/Province, Country)

Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody?
2) Do you avoid people who look different?
3) Do you stare at people who are different?

A, B, or C
4) I ___ people who are different. a) dislike b) accept c) judge
5) If I saw a disabled or elderly person in need, I would probably ___.
a) immediately help them b) pretend I didn't see them c) help if no one else did
6) Handicapped or different people ___ treated equally to "normal" people.
a) should be b) should not be c) are already

Thank you so much for taking the time to help. I really appreciate you helping me with this major project for my college Intro to Sociology class.

 

[Roses Ablaze]

Age: 18 (almost 19)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: 1/4 middle eastern, 3/4 caucasian, though the middle eastern part doesn't really show much
Location: Central Indiana, United States (I'd prefer not to give out the exact city, but we are not diverse at all if that's what you need..and we're fairly upper class)

Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody? Yes
2) Do you avoid people who look different? Yes, though I know I shouldn't
3) Do you stare at people who are different? Yes, but I try not to

A, B, or C
4) I accept (b) people who are different.
5) If I saw a disabled or elderly person in need, I would probably immediately help them (a).
6) Handicapped or different people should be (a) treated equally to "normal" people.

 

[Barb]

Age: 36
Gender: Female
Ethnicity:Caucasian
Location: Pompano Beach, Florida, USA

Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody? No
2) Do you avoid people who look different? No
3) Do you stare at people who are different? No

A, B, or C
4) I ___ people who are different. a) dislike b) accept c) judge B
5) If I saw a disabled or elderly person in need, I would probably ___.
a) immediately help them b) pretend I didn't see them c) help if no one else did A
6) Handicapped or different people ___ treated equally to "normal" people.
a) should be b) should not be c) are already
C

 

[GrnMarvl14]

Age - 22
Gender - Male
Ethnicity - I prefer to mark "Other" on all forms...for various reasons.
Location - Oklahoma City

Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody? Yes.
2) Do you avoid people who look different? No.
3) Do you stare at people who are different? No.

A, B, or C
4) b.
5) c.
6) a.

 

[Kasumi]

Age: 31
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Latin American
Location: Curridabat, San Jose, Costa Rica

Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody? No.
2) Do you avoid people who look different? No.
3) Do you stare at people who are different? No.

A, B, or C
4) I ___ people who are different. a) dislike b) accept c) judge B
5) If I saw a disabled or elderly person in need, I would probably ___.
a) immediately help them b) pretend I didn't see them c) help if no one else did A
6) Handicapped or different people ___ treated equally to "normal" people.
a) should be b) should not be c) are already A

 

[Fig]

Age: 24
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Location: Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody?

NO, but from a certain point of view yes.

No in that my first impression of someone won't be directly affected by such. But yes in that it might *balance out* certain negatives in the first impression. Say someone crash into me - if they're "normal", I'll have a bad first impression. If they're blind, on the other hand, I won't hold the crashing against them.

But the general answer would be NO

2) Do you avoid people who look different?

No.

3) Do you stare at people who are different?

No.

A, B, or C
4) I ___ people who are different. a) dislike b) accept c) judge

B.

5) If I saw a disabled or elderly person in need, I would probably ___.
a) immediately help them b) pretend I didn't see them c) help if no one else did

C, as much as I'd like to pretend it's A. Not to say I'll wait a long time, but knowing myself, I will definitely wait ten, twenty seconds to see if anyone else is willing to help. If not, I most certainly will.

So yeah, C.

6) Handicapped or different people ___ treated equally to "normal" people.
a) should be b) should not be c) are already

C, pretty much, keeping in mind that "Equally" and "identically" are NOT the same.

 

[Mozz]

Damian filled in my sheet for me:

There, I already filled in your answer sheet :



1)Yes (especially if they have a turban)

2)Yes (see above)

3)Yes (They might be terrorists)



4)Dislike (they might blow me up!)

5)Pretend I didn't see them (they just had to get in teh bus before me)

6)Should not be (they drain good monies)

 

[~AntonioBIO~]

Age:13
Gender:Male
Ethnicity:White
Location:USA, New Jesrsey
Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody? No
2) Do you avoid people who look different? No
3) Do you stare at people who are different? No

4) I accept people who are different.
5) If I saw a disabled or elderly person in need, I would probably immediate help them.
6) Handicapped or different people should be treated equally to "normal" people.

 

[ChaosRocket]

What exactly do you mean by different? Like handicapped different, or any kind of difference at all, like piercings or weird clothes or whatever?

I find it kinda hard to believe that all these people really would immediately help someone. I dunno when I'm in public I rarely see crowds of people rushing up to help the handicapped, yet pretty much everyone here says they would. Personally I would never help a stranger. I wouldn't pretend I didn't see them, either, though...I'd just not help. I don't see why I'd help someone I don't even know.

 

[Crimson Flames]

ChaosRocket, "any kind of difference at all" is what I'm aiming for.

 

[The Big Al]

Somehow I knew Mozz would want something like that.

Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody? No.
2) Do you avoid people who look different? No.
3) Do you stare at people who are different? I might give a second glance.

A, B, or C
4) I ___ people who are different. b) accept
5) If I saw a disabled or elderly person in need, I would probably ___.
a) immediately help them
6) Handicapped or different people ___ treated equally to "normal" people.
a) should be

 

[ChaosRocket]

ChaosRocket, "any kind of difference at all" is what I'm aiming for.

Oh OK then, I'll fill it out.

Age: Ladies do not tell
Gender: F
Ethnicity: caucasian
Location: Portland, OR USA (representin' 503)

Yes or No
1) Does a handicap or oddity in appearance affect your first impression of somebody?

Yes...I find it pretty ridiculous for anyone to say no...are you seriously telling me that if someone is dressed like a goth, your first impression of them isn't that they're probably a goth?

2) Do you avoid people who look different?

I avoid *everyone* in public regardless of whether they look different or not.

3) Do you stare at people who are different?

No, I couldn't care less what random people off the streets are doing or wearing or looking like, I ignore/avoid everyone.

A, B, or C
4) I ___ people who are different. a) dislike b) accept c) judge

It totally depends on what way in which they are different. I mean certain differences I like/accept, others I dislike.

5) If I saw a disabled or elderly person in need, I would probably ___.
a) immediately help them b) pretend I didn't see them c) help if no one else did

None of the above, I wouldn't help them but I wouldn't find it nessesary to pretend I didn't see them, it's not my job to help random people I don't even know.

6) Handicapped or different people ___ treated equally to "normal" people.
a) should be b) should not be c) are already

A should be

I wonder...does it qualify as equal if you'd help a handicapped person, but not someone else? Or would everyone in this thread immediately stop to help anyone who needed it?