Another tour of social investigation at Oslo University has just begun. 3000 people have late attended the survey from over 100 1000 Polish-speaking communities. Those who previously agreed to an "anonymous survey" receive another "Invitation to share experiences of a individual from Poland surviving in Norway (Pol_v02-2024)" under the motto "Principals and integration of number members: long-term research". The task is supervised by prof. Jonas R. Kunst and Dr. Samantha M. Harris. This year's set of questions looks like a hunt for possible rebels.
The case is deadly serious due to the fact that even the state Dødsårsakregisteret (Register of Causes of Death) has access to the information obtained. It is besides 1 of many state institutions which usage this "anonymous" information. Follow the railway: FD-Trygd, Registered Immigration employment Statistics, Central Statistical Office (two different branches), National Education Data Database (NUDB), Norwegian Patient Register, Control and Payment of Treatment Costs (KUHR)/KPR, Drug registry (NorPD), INDICIA, STRASAK.
Suffice to add that the email address and telephone number are being processed (each telephone number has been registered to a circumstantial individual for decades). In short, it's hard to call it anonymity erstwhile the main offices have everything they request to point out the sensitive. And what's worse is knowing precisely what his views on the most delicate subjects are. So let's talk about what's interesting.
“We will now ask you a fewer questions about the groups you belong to, as well as the degree to which you identify with them. any of the questions concern cultural issues." We start with the gender, where in addition to standard we have a choice of “other”. The next question clearly indicates which national groups are considered peculiarly essential in the study.
They ask to what degree you identify with the Norwegians and to what degree you are members of your cultural group. And whether 1 or the another is an crucial component of personality. It is then about the more precise individual preferences of the questionable like lifestyle, culture, language, etc. And what the petent expects in this respect "most cultural Norwegians". Finally, whether integration is besides exhausting and exhausting. Finally, we decision on to a real treat for devotees of increasingly realising conspiracy theories in fresh periods.
"We will besides ask how you see your cultural or spiritual group in society, as well as in another groups. We would besides like to know the emotions you feel erstwhile you think about these issues.”
To begin with, a series of questions about discrimination based on origin, treating rudely on origin, showing no respect for origin and overcoming extra barriers on origin. The next questions are intended to specifically clarify the attitude of the subject and his cultural group towards the West.
Later there is simply a social ladder with numbered levels where you can mark from 1-10.
"Another set of questions concerns your political attitudes, views and behaviour."
"Another question concerns what you would/would be able to do for your cultural group, that is for the group you share traditions, customs, language and religion with. delight specify to what degree you agree or do not agree with the following statements.”
After legal and peaceful measures, further questions are to find whether a individual is capable of violence.
Further questions are to find precisely the degree of contact with the ‘ethnic Norwegians’ and even the number of ‘ethnic Norwegians’ as friends should be given. And naturally the another way around, or what it looks like in your “ethnic group”. Then do you want to be neighbors, doctors, spouses of your close “ethnic Norwegians” or “members of your cultural group”.
Then reasonably standard questions about the anticipation of choosing to hang out with whomever you like, what it looks like to be attached to your own group and dislike to leave it. Later, we measure the state of satisfaction with our lives and analyse individual achievements. How to approach your goals and whether they are clearly defined. Whether existence is crucial and what feelings accompany it all day (e.g. deficiency of hope for the future, sadness, feeling of fear). Questions about nostalgia and longing for your country of origin and then about a possible feeling of isolation or omission.
The next set concerns the handling of social assistance, the handling of authoritative matters, the building of relations or participation in social actions.
Finally, a hypothetical individual is presented:
"Maria is 30 years old and moved to Norway from Poland 2 years ago. Physically, she is healthy, but for six months she has almost all day felt highly sad and unhappy. Even though she is tired all the time, she frequently has problem sleeping. Maria doesn't feel like eating and losing weight. He can’t focus on everyday tasks and postpones making decisions for later. Even regular tasks seem besides hard for her, she lost interest in activities that she erstwhile enjoyed and avoided contact with others. This drew the attention of the people around her.”
A series of questions about where she should search help. halt being a household doctor in Norway, reaching for the aid of a Norwegian psychologist, a psychotherapist or mention to a doctor in the country of origin or possibly to a reelligist leader. Very many boring questions about intellectual wellness naturally with a division into Norway and the country of origin.
At the end of the communicative again:
1) Declaration of Religion
2) Norwegian level of knowledge
3) civilian status
4) political views
5) education
6) scale of grades obtained at school
7) number of years of study
That's all. Let's leave the evaluation to the readers.
Paweł Prokop (Oslo)
