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BASICS
1) Male/Female
2) Age
3) Classification (freshman, etc.)
4) Major or focus in graduate school
5) Do you consider yourself a goth? Why?
6) In your opinion, what attributes do you possess that make you recognizable as a goth?

PERSONAL
7) What is your standard attire when you attend class?
8) What jewelry, if any, do you wear on a daily basis?
9) Do you have any piercings?
10) Is your hair dyed? If so, what color?
11) Is your hair cut in an "unusual" fashion? Please describe.
12) What type of bookbag do you carry? Mention any writing, patches, pins, etc.
13) What type of folders/notebooks/etc. do you use in class? Be as specific as possible.
14) What would you say are you average grades?

CLASSROOM
15) Have you ever experienced any of the following scenarios? If you can, please briefly describe an incident.
a) students refusing to sit next to you in class?
b) students refusing to pass you handouts?
c) students refusing to loan you their notes if you ask them?
d) overhearing (either accidentally or purposely i.e. "loud whispers") comments made about your appearance in the classroom?
e) professors pointedly refusing to call on you in the classroom?
f) professors avoiding you during office hours?

16) Have you ever.......
a) been singled out to talk on gay/lesbian issues even if you are NOT gay or lesbian OR not "out of the closet"?
b) been singled out to talk on "alternative" religions (i.e. Wicca, Satanism, Cults, etc.) even if you are NOT a member of such OR not a member OPENLY?
c) been treated like the star pupil in a class even if your grades are not the highest?
d) been preconceived as "bookish" by professors and/or peers who have no former knowledge of your studies?
e) (FOR NON-LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS ONLY) been assumed you are a member of the humanities (i.e. Art, Lit) even though you are not?

GENERAL CLASSROOM
17) What classes have you found to be most receptive of your style (i.e. lit seminars, bio lectures, etc)?
18) What professors have you found to be the most receptive (i.e. science, folklore, etc.)?
19) What advantages does dressing goth in the classroom have in your opinion?
disadvantages?

SEVERITY
20) Have you ever altered your clothing (i.e. dressed like a norm) for class?
21) Have you ever been threatened in a classroom because of your attire?
a) sexually harassed?
b) physically harmed?
c) materially harmed (i.e. stolen books, etc.)?
22) Have you ever had to transfer schools because of behaviors described above?

CONCLUSION
23) Add any other comments, suggestions, questions here.

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