A Latin American Man Refuses to Acknowledge Responsibility for Hitting

question 15

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)Families are male dominated with clear male-female role distinctions.
• B)Religious tenets support the use of violence in a marital context.
• C)The nuclear family is female dominated and the mother possesses ultimate authority.
• D)Marriage dynamics are controlled by dominant females in the family.

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Understand the role and importance of prior knowledge in learning new information.

Familiarize with Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, specifically the stage of concrete operational thought.

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Definitions:

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