How have the roles of the Korean women changed in the United ...

[armygirl]

How have the roles of the Korean women changed in the United States from those in their homeland?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

________ is the fear of and prejudice toward gays and lesbians.
 
  a. Homophobia
  b. Anti-Semitism
  c. Sexism
  d. Ethnocentrism

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Answer to Question 1

Korean American women commonly participate in the labor force, as do many other Asian American women. About 60 percent of U.S.-born Korean American women and half the women born abroad work in the labor force. These figures may not seem striking compared with the data for White women, but the cultural differences make the figures more significant. Korean women come here from a family system with established, well-defined marital roles: the woman is expected to serve as homemaker and mother only. Although these roles are carried over to the United States, because of their husbands' struggles to establish themselves, women are pressed to help support their families financially as well.

Many Korean American men begin small service or retail businesses and gradually involve their wives in the business. Wages do not matter because the household mobilizes to make a profitable enterprise out of a marginal business. Under economic pressure, Korean American women must move away from traditional cultural roles. However, the move is only partial; studies show that despite the high rate of participation in the labor force by Korean immigrant wives, first-generation immigrant couples continue in sharply divided gender roles in other aspects of daily living.

Answer to Question 2

a