5-2 Discussion: Survey Question Construction You will choose one of the surveys and analyze the construction and validity of one of the survey items/questions and its associated answer options. Do not
PSY 222 Survey Social Justice in the United States 1. Is social justice an important topic to you? ○ Yes ○ No 2. If yes, why do you care about social justice?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Have you ever engaged in discriminatory behavior toward another individual? ○ Yes ○ No 4. If yes, why did you engage in this behavior?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Please rate the follow social justice issues in terms of importance to you by circling the number that corresponds to your answer:
Discrimination based on… Very unimportant Very important Sex 1 2 3 4 5 Race 1 2 3 4 5 Age 1 2 3 4 5 Sexual Orientation 1 2 3 4 5 Music Preference 1 2 3 4 5 Religion 1 2 3 4 5 Language 1 2 3 4 5 Ability (Disability) 1 2 3 4 5 6. Please rank the following items based on the areas in which you would most like to see national reform (from 1 [most important issue] to 5 [least important issue]):
I would like to see national reform related to… ○ Policing_____ ○ Healthcare Coverage_____ ○ Minimum Wage_____ ○ Gun Rights_____ ○ Foreign Trade_____ 7. Please place an “x” on the following lines to indicate how effective you believe current national, governmental efforts are in addressing discrimination in the U.S. in the following ways:
Discrimination in hiring practicesBad--------------------------------------------------Good Discrimination in medical servicesBad--------------------------------------------------Good Discrimination in educationBad--------------------------------------------------Good Discrimination in incomeBad--------------------------------------------------Good Discrimination in housingBad--------------------------------------------------Good 1
