Question 1

McDonald's birthday parties are a rarity in Hong Kong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The rules and standards that govern all social encounters are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) social norms. 
B) peer influences. 
C) societal behavior. 
D) ingrained customs. 
A) social norms. 
B) peer influences. 
C) societal behavior. 
D) ingrained customs. A

Question 3

Which characteristic is not an essential component of Hong Kong food?

Accepted Answer

A) Fast 
B) Convenient 
C) Hot 
D) Aromatic 
A) Fast 
B) Convenient 
C) Hot 
D) Aromatic D

Question 4

Hmong parents viewed Americanization as a threat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What would you call a "holy-mouth-man"?

Accepted Answer

A) A priest 
B) A dentist 
C) A personal trainer 
D) A singer 
A) A priest 
B) A dentist 
C) A personal trainer 
D) A singer

Question 6

Hong Kong consumers had difficulty with all of the following aspects of the fast food formula except:

Accepted Answer

A) forming a queue. 
B) bussing their own tables. 
C) figuring out how to eat a French fry. 
D) waiting for others to finish eating before hovering over a table. 
A) forming a queue. 
B) bussing their own tables. 
C) figuring out how to eat a French fry. 
D) waiting for others to finish eating before hovering over a table.

Question 7

What is ironic about the latipso,the Nacirema people's temple for the sick?

Accepted Answer

A) It is actually a temple for healthy people 
B) The medicine men ask for little compensation,but receive great amounts of money from the faithful. 
C) Although Nacirema children hear terrible stories about the latipso,they still clamor to get inside the temple. 
D) The Nacirema have incredible faith in its rituals but few leave the temple in a healthy state. 
A) It is actually a temple for healthy people 
B) The medicine men ask for little compensation,but receive great amounts of money from the faithful. 
C) Although Nacirema children hear terrible stories about the latipso,they still clamor to get inside the temple. 
D) The Nacirema have incredible faith in its rituals but few leave the temple in a healthy state.

Question 8

Sociologists would call the Hmong:

Accepted Answer

A) voluntary migrants. 
B) assimilated immigrants. 
C) involuntary migrants. 
D) resistant immigrants. 
A) voluntary migrants. 
B) assimilated immigrants. 
C) involuntary migrants. 
D) resistant immigrants.

Question 9

Hmong highly value:

Accepted Answer

A) purposeful dreaming. 
B) group solidarity. 
C) individual initiative. 
D) self-promotion. 
A) purposeful dreaming. 
B) group solidarity. 
C) individual initiative. 
D) self-promotion.

Question 10

_____ is a key element of McDonald's U.S.success that did not work in Hong Kong.

Accepted Answer

A) Competence 
B) Cleanliness 
C) Table space 
D) Friendly service 
A) Competence 
B) Cleanliness 
C) Table space 
D) Friendly service

Question 11

The role of a "listener" in the Nacirema culture is not unlike that of a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) therapist 
B) dentist 
C) pet 
D) best friend 
A) therapist 
B) dentist 
C) pet 
D) best friend

Question 12

The Hmong in the United States tend to have small families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong have a thirty-minute table time rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Fadiman,Hmong are considered America's least successful refugees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Sound sociological research helps us:

Accepted Answer

A) define global appropriate behavior. 
B) rationalize criminal behavior. 
C) understand different points of view. 
D) decipher human intentions. 
A) define global appropriate behavior. 
B) rationalize criminal behavior. 
C) understand different points of view. 
D) decipher human intentions.

Question 16

What is the sociological point of Miner's article?

Accepted Answer

A) The Nacirema were driven into extinction by war. 
B) We take aspects of our culture for granted. 
C) The Nacirema are obsessed with their spiritual deities. 
D) The Nacirema treat psychological problems with magic. 
A) The Nacirema were driven into extinction by war. 
B) We take aspects of our culture for granted. 
C) The Nacirema are obsessed with their spiritual deities. 
D) The Nacirema treat psychological problems with magic.

Question 17

Which of the following characterizes the Hmong penal system?

Accepted Answer

A) High prison population 
B) Corporal punishment 
C) Impersonal and bureaucratic 
D) Public humiliation 
A) High prison population 
B) Corporal punishment 
C) Impersonal and bureaucratic 
D) Public humiliation

Question 18

Which of the following is evidence that the Nacirema people believe the human body is ugly?

Accepted Answer

A) Bathing and excretory acts take place during public rituals 
B) From childhood,people talk about the details of the rituals that take place in the home's shrine to the human body. 
C) Bathing and excretory acts take place in the privacy of the household shrine. 
D) Healthy people regularly visit the lapisto. 
A) Bathing and excretory acts take place during public rituals 
B) From childhood,people talk about the details of the rituals that take place in the home's shrine to the human body. 
C) Bathing and excretory acts take place in the privacy of the household shrine. 
D) Healthy people regularly visit the lapisto.

Question 19

Ann Fadiman's article,"The Melting Pot," describes how the Hmong refugees:

Accepted Answer

A) have successfully become a part of the American melting pot. 
B) have lost their distinct ethnic identity as they integrated into American culture. 
C) found it quite effortless to understand and learn the various technologies that shape American lives. 
D) faced continuous difficulties and even hostilities because of their refusal to "melt" into the American culture. 
A) have successfully become a part of the American melting pot. 
B) have lost their distinct ethnic identity as they integrated into American culture. 
C) found it quite effortless to understand and learn the various technologies that shape American lives. 
D) faced continuous difficulties and even hostilities because of their refusal to "melt" into the American culture.

Question 20

Watson states that Hong Kong in the 1990s was considered one of the most _____ cultural environments in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) closed-minded 
B) heterogeneous 
C) sophisticated 
D) distinguished 
A) closed-minded 
B) heterogeneous 
C) sophisticated 
D) distinguished

McDonald's birthday parties are a rarity in Hong Kong.

The rules and standards that govern all social encounters are referred to as:

Which characteristic is not an essential component of Hong Kong food?

Hmong parents viewed Americanization as a threat.

What would you call a "holy-mouth-man"?

Hong Kong consumers had difficulty with all of the following aspects of the fast food formula except:

What is ironic about the latipso,the Nacirema people's temple for the sick?

Sociologists would call the Hmong:

Hmong highly value:

_____ is a key element of McDonald's U.S.success that did not work in Hong Kong.

The role of a "listener" in the Nacirema culture is not unlike that of a _____.

The Hmong in the United States tend to have small families.

All McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong have a thirty-minute table time rule.

According to Fadiman,Hmong are considered America's least successful refugees.

Sound sociological research helps us:

What is the sociological point of Miner's article?

Which of the following characterizes the Hmong penal system?

Which of the following is evidence that the Nacirema people believe the human body is ugly?

Ann Fadiman's article,"The Melting Pot," describes how the Hmong refugees:

Watson states that Hong Kong in the 1990s was considered one of the most _____ cultural environments in the world.

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

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Exam 4: Building Order: Culture and History

McDonald's birthday parties are a rarity in Hong Kong.

The rules and standards that govern all social encounters are referred to as:

Which characteristic is not an essential component of Hong Kong food?

Hmong parents viewed Americanization as a threat.

What would you call a "holy-mouth-man"?

Hong Kong consumers had difficulty with all of the following aspects of the fast food formula except:

What is ironic about the latipso,the Nacirema people's temple for the sick?

Sociologists would call the Hmong:

Hmong highly value:

_____ is a key element of McDonald's U.S.success that did not work in Hong Kong.

The role of a "listener" in the Nacirema culture is not unlike that of a _____.

The Hmong in the United States tend to have small families.

All McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong have a thirty-minute table time rule.

According to Fadiman,Hmong are considered America's least successful refugees.

Sound sociological research helps us:

What is the sociological point of Miner's article?

Which of the following characterizes the Hmong penal system?

Which of the following is evidence that the Nacirema people believe the human body is ugly?

Ann Fadiman's article,"The Melting Pot," describes how the Hmong refugees:

Watson states that Hong Kong in the 1990s was considered one of the most _____ cultural environments in the world.

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

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