Author Question: Aulette noted that Chinese Americans have a very low rate of divorce. She cites Glenn, who suggests ... (Read 35 times)

nelaaney · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

Aulette noted that Chinese Americans have a very low rate of divorce. She cites Glenn, who suggests which of the following as the reason?

a. Since China still does not allow divorce, many Chinese Americans are following the culture of their ancestors.
b. Chinese women are sufficiently submissive to reduce the conflict, which in turn reduces the divorce rate.
c. Many Chinese American couples are also business partners with a family business thus making divorce more difficult.
d. Chinese Americans view marriage as a contractual relationship in which love and affection are irrelevant.

Question 2

All of the following are true about Mexican American families who immigrated to the United States EXCEPT:

a. Men immigrated mostly unaccompanied before 1965 and stayed for long periods of time in bachelor communities in which multiple men shared household.
b. Once they arrived in the United States, women quickly worked to establish networks for goods and information.
c. When women joined their husbands after a lengthy separation, their relationships returned to the patriarchal nature of Mexican families.
d. Men were proud of having learned domestic skills during the separation and continued to share these tasks when their wives joined them.