ENGLISH CAPSTONE QUESTIONNAIRE

SWEARING AND SOCIETY

VERSION 1.5
APRIL 7, 2014
BY: MATTHEW VAUGHN
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ADVI SORY

Dear Partcipant,

The questonnaire you are about to fll out contains ofensive language. It is
a questonnaire designed to collect research about college students percepton
of swear words and the factors that cause their perceptons. Your name will not
be required but it will ask for certain informaton regarding your background. You
are free to not answer any questons about your background as well as the
questons on the swear words themselves. This research is strictly a school
project and the results will not be academically published. If you feel
uncomfortable at any tme, simply return the questonnaire unanswered or
dispose of it yourself. I thank you for your tme and your aid in my research.


Regards,

Mathew Vaughn














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BACKGROUND I NFORMATI ON

What is your Age?
What is your gender?
What is your marital status?
What is your ethnicity?
What School/University do you atend?
What year are you? (Senior, Junior)

What is your Major/Minor?
What specifc religious sect do you
afliate with, if any? (Ex. Sunni
Muslim, catholic Christan)

What area/region did you spend your
childhood?
If multple places, list all

Where do you currently live?
What Socio-economic class were you
raised in? (Ex. Lower, Middle, Middle-
Upper, Upper)

How many siblings do you have?
SWEAR WORDS
For the following secton there will be two categories of swear words, Religious and Carnal. In the frst
column rank each word from 1-5 (1 being least severe, 5 being most severe) in severity if you heard the
words said in PUBLIC (places like school, work, public areas). In the second column rank the words
again for severity if you had heard the words said in PRIVATE (places like home or with friends). As far
as rankings go, think of ranking a 1 as passable without any repercussions whatsoever, and think of 5 as
absolutely unuterable without strong repercussions.
RELI GI OUS SWEAR WORDS

RANK 1-5 (1 LEAST, 5 WORST) PUBLIC CONTEXT
PRIVATE CONTEXT
DAMN
HELL
GOD (said in vain)
JESUS (said in vain)
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CARNAL SWEAR WORDS
RANK 1-5 (1 LEAST, 5 WORST) PUBLIC CONTEXT PRIVATE CONTEXT
1 SHIT
2 FUCK
3 DICK
4 CUNT