Why Are Marriages Against Vietnamese Social Norms Between Low-Wage Men

question 1

Multiple Choice

Why are marriages against Vietnamese social norms between low-wage men and high-education women becoming more common?

• A) The marriage squeeze has resulted in too many men to women in the United States and too many women to men in Vietnam.
• B) Women in Vietnam are becoming more educated in general and men find them attractive.
• C) Working class men typically work long hours, meaning they have less time to select suitable partners.
• D) Highly-educated Vietnamese women are marrying low-wage American men.

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Deoxygenated Blood

Blood carrying little to no oxygen, typically returning to the heart and lungs for re-oxygenation.

Venules

Small blood vessels that carry blood from the capillaries towards the veins.

Capillaries

Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins, facilitating the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and tissues.

Mesenteric Vein

A vein that drains blood from the small intestine (and sometimes from the large intestine) into the portal vein of the liver.