A Latin American Man Refuses to Acknowledge Responsibility for Hitting

question 6

Multiple Choice

A Latin American man refuses to acknowledge responsibility for hitting his wife, stating instead, "It's the man's job to keep his wife in line." Which cultural belief should a nurse associate with this client's behavior?

• A) That families are male-dominated, with clear male-female role distinctions
• B) That religious tenets support the use of violence in a marital context
• C) That the nuclear family is female-dominated and the mother has ultimate authority
• D) That marriage dynamics are controlled by dominant females in the family

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Definitions:

Biological Processes

Any process that occurs within a living organism to maintain life, including growth, metabolism, reproduction, and response to stimuli.

Repolarization

The process of returning membrane potential to its resting level.

Equilibrium Potential

This term refers to the electrical potential difference that precisely balances an ionic concentration gradient across a membrane, resulting in no net ion flow.

Hyperpolarization

An increase in a cell's membrane potential, making it more negative inside compared to the outside and further from the threshold that causes action potentials.