What Is the Double Mind Faced by Many Filipina Transnational

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is the double mind faced by many Filipina transnational mothers?

• A) Filipina women often wish to go home more often, but are unable to because of restrictions on travel.
• B) Fathers working abroad make fewer sacrifices but receive more praise.
• C) Even when it is legally permitted to bring their children with them, many employers do not allow this.
• D) Often employed as domestic workers, these women are tasked with taking care of other people's children when they are unable to take care of their own.

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Definitions:

Cranial Nerve

One of the twelve nerves that emerge directly from the brain, not the spinal cord, and primarily serve the head and neck regions with various functions like sensation and movement.

Clench Teeth

involves forcefully pressing the upper and lower teeth together, often as a physical response to stress or to stabilize the jaw.

Trigeminal

Pertaining to the trigeminal nerve, which is the fifth cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing.

Trochlear

Pertaining to the fourth cranial nerve (trochlear nerve) which is primarily involved in eye movement.