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?
1. That families are male–dominated, with clear male-female role distinctions.
2. That religious tenets support the use of violence in a marital context.
3. That the nuclear family is female-dominated and the mother has ultimate authority.
4. That marriage dynamics are controlled by dominant females in the family.
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Rationale: The nurse should associate the cultural belief that families are male–dominated, with clear male-female role distinctions with the client's abusive behavior. The father in the Latin American family usually has the ultimate authority.
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