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BEHAVIOR AND VALUES
1. How often do you party?
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answer choices |
f |
m |
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a. Once a week
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2 |
5 |
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b. Every other week
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4 |
2 |
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c. Once a month
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10 |
3 |
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d. Never
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5 |
1 |
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2. How often do you consume alcoholic beverages?
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answer choices |
f |
m |
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a. Often
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0 |
1 |
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b. Not often
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3 |
5 |
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c.
Only on special occasions such as wedding receptions and birthday
parties
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8 |
4 |
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d. I don't drink
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10 |
1 |
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3. Do you smoke?
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answer choices |
f |
m |
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a. Yes
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0 |
2 |
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b. No
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21 |
9 |
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4. Do you gamble?
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answer choices |
f |
m |
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a. Yes
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1 |
3 |
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b. No
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20 |
8 |
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5. What are your perspectives toward Khmer women who drink, smoke, and
gamble?
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answer choices |
f |
m |
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a. They are the main reason our cultural values are declining.
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1 |
3 |
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b. There is nothing harmful about their behavior.
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4 |
1 |
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c. They are a disgrace to the Khmer community.
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3 |
2 |
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d. They are just freely expressing themselves.
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10 |
5 |
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e. Write-in answer
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2 |
1 |
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NR
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1 |
0 |
Although most of the respondents do not
smoke or gamble and only drink moderately, if at all, the majority of both female and male respondents expressed
non-judgmental feelings toward Khmer women who drink, smoke, and gamble. Ten
female and five male respondents selected (d) (They are just freely expressing
themselves) and four female and one male respondent selected (b) (There is
nothing harmful about their behavior). One female and three male respondents
believe Khmer women who drink, smoke, and gamble "are the main reason our
cultural values are declining." Three female and two male respondents
consider them a "disgrace to the Khmer community." Write-in answers by
female respondents included: "It is harmful because they are harming
themselves and in that they can unintentionally harm others. They are not a
disgrace to the Khmer community. It's just that they add to the
stereotypes." and "I look down on people who just sit around and
gamble, smoke, or drink their money away. I don't think they are a disgrace to
the community, but they do help perpetuate stereotypes on Khmer people."
The one male respondents who wrote in his answer simply wrote: "Yuck!"
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6. Why is it okay for men to engage in these activities?
Answers given by female respondents:
not ok (12)
double standard (3)
ok in moderation
male ego
societal acceptance
Answers given by male respondents:
not ok (6)
part of culture (2)
societal acceptance
machismo
Ironically, although a majority of the answers to the question concerning
Khmer women who drink, smoke, and gamble were non-judgmental, in an open-ended
question concerning men who engage in these same activities, a majority of the
respondents of both genders replied that it is "not okay." Twelve
female and six male respondents wrote in that they did not consider it
"okay" for men to engage in these activities. Other answers for
explaining why it is "okay for men to engage in these activities"
pointed to male ego/machismo, double standard, cultural norms, and societal
acceptance.
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