In Eugenia Georges's Study, What Was the Most Typical Way

question 50

Multiple Choice

In Eugenia Georges's study, what was the most typical way in which the migration cycle from the Dominican Republic to New York ended?

• A) The married couple in New York broke off ties to their families in the Dominican Republic and never returned.
• B) Husbands brought wives and children to live with them in New York, where they all settled permanently.
• C) Husbands occasionally returned to the Dominican Republic, but wives and children usually refused to return once they were settled in New York.
• D) After several years in the United States, the married couple who initiated the migration cycle would take their savings and return home to the Dominican Republic.

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