Mourning practices among Hispanic Americans often involve
a. an emphasis on grief in men
b. the absence of children
c. public expression of emotion by women
d. strong prohibitions against revealing intense feelings of grief by those who take part
e. participation restricted to members of the nuclear family
Question 2
Death-related practices among Hispanic Americans often involve
a. prohibitions against touching the body
b. efforts to be present at or near the time of death
c. permission to speak ill of the person who has died
d. all of these
e. none of these
The couple discusses grief over the loss of a child.
Figure 7.1 shows the rapid decline in the trust of Americans in government since the 1960s. This de
Distribution of the Income of Americans
Countries of Origin of Asian Americans
U.S. Hispanic and Asian Populations
About 1 in 25 Americans of European descent, 1 in 46 Hispanics, 1 in 60 to 65 African Americans, and