My Age Group
My girlfriend: When I asked her if the congress was about to make a law and I read her the description of first amendment, she quickly recognized it and approved it saying that, she thinks that the democracy is not safe unless people can freely express ideas and criticism of government without fear of retaliation.
My friend: When I asked him if the congress was about to make a law and I read him the description of first amendment, he asked me to repeat the description and approved it saying that he thinks it is a good sign if the congress is working on this kind of issues because it gives more power to people. He did not recognize that it was the first amendment.
My Parents’ Generation
Actually, I was able to find a couple who are husband and wife (both high school teachers), both of them agreed with the freedoms, they support them all since people need to speak freely, they both recognized the law and identified it as the first amendment.
My Grandparents’ Generation
I was able to find a retired couple in my neighborhood (in their sixties). They also did approve the law, saying that people should be able to practice their religion whether the government tells them or not. They did recognized the law because they studied it for their citizenship exams.
- How were their answers similar and different: I found two couples when I was doing my research and their answers were the same. Only my friend`s answers was slightly different. I am thinking he answered the question the way he did because he is a high school drop out.
- Consider the demographics of those you interviewed: Were there similarities in how men answered versus women? Did people in similar age groups answer similarly? Any patterns at all?
I interviewed two couples, my friend and my girlfriend on this subject. All of them like the idea of having freedom and couples (two people) answered similarly to the question
- Share how your subjects judged the freedoms–summarize their responses and spotlight any major points of interest.
My neighbors were two retirees in their sixties and they were much more concerned with religion than the other people I interviewed. Therefore they were more concerned with the “religious freedom” section of the law.
