Author Question: Generational conflict among Puerto Ricans on the mainland occurs because a. most mainland born ... (Read 285 times)

biggirl4568 · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

Generational conflict among Puerto Ricans on the mainland occurs because

a. most mainland born Puerto Ricans marry Anglos.
b. most mainland born Puerto Ricans see themselves as Americans, not as Puerto
Ricans.
c. children growing up on the mainland pick up values that often conflict with
traditional island values.
d. most mainland born Puerto Ricans have a stronger desire to return to the island
than their parents.

Question 2

Which statement best describes the experience of Puerto Ricans?

a. internal and external colonialism
b. ethnogenesis
c. a greater degree of cultural assimilation than most other ethnic groups
d. substantial structural assimilation at the primary group level

lkoler · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

c. children growing up on the mainland pick up values that often conflict with
traditional island values.

Answer to Question 2

a. internal and external colonialism